Brinkman v. Rahm

878 F.2d 263 26 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 198, Unempl.Ins.Rep. CCH 14710A Richard BRINKMAN, and other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Karen RAHM, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Washington Department of Social and Health Services; Lyle Quasim, in his official capacity as Director of Division of Mental Health; Darrell Hamilton, M.D., in his official capacity as Superintendent of Western State Hospital; Harold Robb, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Eastern State Hospital; Patricia Quesnel, in her official capacity as Chief of the Office of Financial Recovery; and their successors, Defendants-Appellants. No. 87-4074. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1988. Decided June 19, 1989. Mark C. Barrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for defendants-appellants. Michael J. Mirra, Evergreen Legal Services, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before SCHROEDER, ALARCON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This is an appeal from the district court's decision that the Social Security Act preempts the state of Washington's…