Frank C. Fetterusso, Otto Hofendiener, and Leonard Giardiana v. State of New York, New York State Office of Mental Health

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• holding that civilly-committed mental health patients who satisfied costs of care and treatment using Social Security benefits did not violate § 407(a) because they voluntarily did so
• \[S]ection 407(a) is violated when the state places itself in the position of a preferred creditor or coerces payment from protected benefits.\
• “[Section 407(a) is violated when the state places itself in the position of a preferred creditor or coerces payment from protected benefits.”

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