Legal Opinion

Mary J. Dorsey v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 11, 1983No. 82-4196PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Mary Dorsey, a fifty-two year old woman who claims various physical and psychological ailments have disabled her from pursuing gainful employment, appeals from a district court affirmance of the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ (the Secretary’s) denial of her disability 1 and supplemental security income 2 claims under the Social Security Act (the “Act”), and the denial of her Motion to Remand for consideration of new medical evidence regarding mental ailments. 3 The decision below is in part affirmed, but will be remanded for consideration by the Secretary of…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. William P. Wiggins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  2. Hazel Cutler v. Caspar Weinberger, as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  3. Samuel A. Ferguson v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Johnie J. Brenem v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. Bertha M. Bittel v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Wanda S. FLATEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. Sullivan v. FinkelsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Olivia Kneeland v. Nancy Berryhill, Acting CmsnrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  4. Claireather M. Wilkins v. Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
  5. NEWHOUSE, Patricia, Appellant, v. HECKLER, Margaret, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985

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