Legal Opinion
Ethel PAUL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1994No. 93-3621PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Ethel Paul was denied disability and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. Concluding that the district court correctly awarded summary judgment in favor of the Secretary, we affirm.
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Paul applied for disability and SSI benefits on January 6, 1990, alleging disability because of back injury, diabetes, and hypertension. The Secretary denied her application initially and then again upon reconsideration.
At Paul’s request, the claim was heard before an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) on December 21,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Manuel M. Villa v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Carol A. HOLLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Algiers MUSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Charlie Mae SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by129 opinions
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- Walter Johnson v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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