Legal Opinion
Nelma Lois Thorton v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 80-2305PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas affirming a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying Social Security benefits to the appellant, Nelma Lois Thornton. 1 We vacate the judgment of the district court and remand for a determination whether the evidence that the appellant sought to obtain for her hearing before the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) warrants another administrative hearing.
Nelma Lois Thornton brought this action in the United States district court to review a…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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