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Denied Social Services due to a Gag order

You are my last resort and do I need HELP !! I was involed in a lawsuit and am presently under a Gag order for giving any info on regards to that case. The case is settled. My problem I applied for SSI and i'm awaitng to hear from them in the mean time I applied for Social Services in March and went through all the steps and now on the day I was to start my assistance im told im DENIED due to my Gag order and I went give any of the info on the lawsuit that's settled w/the Gag order. I told them that it's illegal for me to give that info. and the lawyer who represented me even told them. I have no money and a 13 year old daughter and i'm lost on what can I do now? I told the Nassau county social services this and they said ''Give us the info. on your settled lawsuit for you get NO HELP!!'' I've called all the legal aid places and legal help places and the Bar association and nobody can tell me what to do. I only have 10 days to appeal this. Can you please HELP ME.


Asked on 5/11/05, 11:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark S. Moroknek Kelly & Curtis, PLLC.

Re: Denied Social Services due to a Gag order

You have 2 options. If I understand the situation, social services denied your application because you couldn't divulge info that was subject to a gag order. Now the case is settled.

You can either have the attorney who previously represented you move by order to show cause, to allow an exception to the order for the purpose of DSS, or you can do it yourself.

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Answered on 5/11/05, 3:19 pm


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