Legal Opinion
Elizabeth J. Hammock v. Otis Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1989No. 87-3809PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Elizabeth Hammock appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) upholding a denial of Supplemental Social Security Income (“SSI”) benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. and a denial of disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. Hammock claims that the Secretary disregarded her treating physician’s opinion, failed to credit her pain testimony although it was supported by objective medical evidence, failed to consider her impairments in combination and failed to consider her obesity when…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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- Ellen L. Jones v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Sue HALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Robert H. DESROSIERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by116 opinions
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- Donna J. SWENSON, Widow of Herman J. Swenson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Gomez v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Golden Gate Audobon Society, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of EngineersDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1989
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