United States Second Circuit

Plaintiff cannot be found ineligible for Medicaid on account of his and his spouse's combined assets since he had effected a valid assignment of spousal support rights to the State of Connecticut.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2005
• Published 07/14/2005

Judges

• CALABRESI, Circuit Judge., Before:  MINER and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges, and AMON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• René H. Reixach, Rochester, NY (Jane L. Tyree, Hersh & Fowler-Cruz LLP, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Patrick B. Kwanashie, Assistant Attorney General, for Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT (Richard J. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General, Hugh Barber, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.