Legal Opinion

Arthur R. Roberts v. United States Railroad Retirement Board

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 28, 2003No. 03-60038PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Arthur R. Roberts seeks review of the Railroad Retirement Board’s refusal to reopen the denial of his first application for a disability annuity. Because we find that we have no jurisdiction to review the Board’s refusal to reopen prior claims for benefits, we dismiss this appeal.

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Pursuant to the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), Roberts filed an application for a disability annuity on October 30, 1996. His application was initially denied on April 1, 1997. Reconsideration was denied on July 22, 1997. Roberts…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. James E. Steebe v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Alexander Szostak v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
  4. Lois S. Harris v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  5. Frank C. Gutierrez v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd.Supreme Court of the United States · 2021
  2. Janet Belczyk Cunningham v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  3. Stovic v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
  4. Cunningham v. RRRBCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  5. Manfredo Salinas v. RRRBCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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