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SULLIVAN v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

Docket No. 98-7816.

174 F.3d 282 (1999)

Brian SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, Suffolk County Police Department, John Cahill and Renee Buschor, Defendants, Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Lienor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Robert, Robert, Lerner & Robert, Rockville Centre, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul Costello, Suffolk County Attorney, for Lienor-Appellee.

Before: LEVAL and POOLER, Circuit Judges and CURTIN, District Judge.

POOLER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to decide whether a Medicaid benefits recipient must satisfy a Medicaid lien before he establishes a supplemental needs trust for his own benefit. Brian Sullivan appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Seybert, J.) ordering that he use the proceeds of his tort settlement to satisfy a $200,000 Suffolk County Department of Social Services ("DSS") lien before...

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