DRAPER v. COLVIN

No. 13-2757.

779 F.3d 556 (2015)

Stephany DRAPER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Special Needs Alliance, Amici on Behalf of Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 3, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Eric Solem , argued, Englewood, CO ( Richard D. Casey , on the appellant brief), Sioux Falls, SD, for Appellant.

Kevin Koliner , AUSA, argued, Sioux Falls, SD ( John Jay Lee , Kathryn C. Bostwick , on the appellee brief), Denver, CO, for Appellee.

Craig C. Reaves , Kansas City, MO., Ron M. Landsman , Rockville, MD., Thomas E. Simmons , Vermillion, SD., Marc S. Feinstein , Sioux Falls, SD, on the brief, for Amici on Behalf of Appellant.

Before MURPHY, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


Stephany Draper appeals from the district court's1 decision affirming the termination of her Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") payments. The district court held that Draper was not eligible for SSI benefits because the funds in her trust raised her assets above the eligibility limit. We affirm...

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