United States Third Circuit

Plaintiff's disability benefits for a 14-month period, during which he was involuntarily confined in psychiatric institutions at public expense, were properly denied pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 402(x)(1)(A)(ii), which denies benefits to people confined by court order in an institution in connection with a finding that the individual is not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of insanity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/07/2003
• Decided 05/29/2003
• Published 05/29/2003

Judges

• Before ALITO, FUENTES and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian G. Smith, (Argued), Community Health Law Project, Inc., Collingswood, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony J. LaBruna, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, Karen T. Callahan (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel-Region II, New York, NY, for Appellee.