Beltran v. Myers

701 F.2d 91 1 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 222 Antonia BELTRAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Beverlee A. MYERS, individually and in her capacity as Director of the California State Department of Health; and Elizabeth Lyman, individually and in her official capacity as Deputy Director of the California State Department of Health, Defendants-Appellants. No. 82-5207. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1982. Decided March 8, 1983. Richard J. Magasin, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Gill Deford, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER, NELSON, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court that California's "transfer of assets" rule as it applied to "medically needy" applicants for Medicaid benefits prior to July, 1981, was in conflict with federal Social Security (Medicaid) laws. We affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL CONTEXT 2 In 1965, Congress established the Medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. Secs. 1396 -1396k (1976)) as a…