FLOREZ ON BEHALF OF WALLACE v. CALLAHAN

Docket No. 97-6133.

156 F.3d 438 (1998)

Jorge FLOREZ, on Behalf of Raul WALLACE, SS# 131-66-2488, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John J. CALLAHAN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher James Bowes, Center for Disability Advocacy Rights (CeDAR), Inc., New York City, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lorraine S. Novinski, Assistant United States Attorney, New York City (Mary Jo White, United States Attorney, Gideon A. Schor, Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, New York City, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: KEARSE, CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges, and LEISURE, District Judge.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Duffy, J.), which affirmed the rulings of the acting Commissioner of Social Security (Commissioner), raises issues of first impression in this Circuit. We must decide whether Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for a child under age 18, who suffers from psychological disabilities, were calculated correctly under governing...

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