Thank you for visiting this website about the class action lawsuit called "LNP v. Bisignano, Case No. 1:24-cv-01196 (E.D. Va.)," currently pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The Plaintiffs in this case are L.N.P., an Early Retiree on behalf of his Eligible Children, and all members of the Class. The Defendants in this case are the Social Security Administration and Frank Bisignano, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
A list of orders, motions, and filings in the Appeal in this case (Doc. No. 26-1825 & 26-1883 (cross-appeal)) are listed and accessible below.
Plaintiffs' filed their Appeal Docketing Statement, July 21, 2026 (Doc. 6). The statement includes Plaintiffs' description of the issue(s) of the Appeal which is listed as follow: "Plaintiffs contend that the district court certified too narrow of a class and that relief should have been extended to a larger class of members. Thus, the issue presented is whether the district court improperly limited the scope and size of the class and thereby excluded individuals who should have been included in the class, thus depriving them from receiving the past-due benefits to which they are entitled."
SSA filed its Appeal Docketing Statement, July 14, 2026 (Doc. 9). The statement includes Plaintiffs' description of the issue(s) of the Appeal which is listed as follow: "When determining the amount of benefits owed under the Social Security Act to the family of a beneficiary who retired early, is the primary beneficiary's early retirement reduction (42 U.S.C. § 402(q)) applied after the family's benefits are reduced by the family maximum (42 U.S.C. § 403(a))."
Appellate Court order dated July 14, 2026 (Doc. 12) – Issuing a briefing schedule. The Order can be found here.