Crespo v. Colvin

Dist. Ct. lacked jurisdiction to review ALJ’s imposition of $114,956 civil penalty on petitioner, as representative payee of his mother with respect to her SSI benefits, arising out of petitioner’s failure to inform Social Security Administration that his mother was living in Puerto Rico, which would disqualify her from such benefits, since such appeal could only be filed directly with Ct. of Appeals under 42 USC section 1320a-8. Moreover, Dept. did not err in dismissing petitioner’s appeal of ALJ order, where petitioner’s counsel filed said appeal five days late. Fact that petitioner's counsel did not receive ALJ’s mailed decision until after five-day deemed service date did not require different result.