Legal Opinion
Rizzo v. Virginia Retirement System
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 27, 1998No. Record 970596PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kinser
In this appeal, we determine when the ninety-day limitation in Code § 9-6.14:ll(D), during which an agency is required to render a case decision, begins to run. Because we find that the ninety days must be counted from the date that the agency representative held a fact-finding conference, we will reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
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This case involves the claim of Anthony M. Rizzo, Jr., for disability retirement benefits under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). As a VRS member, Rizzo applied for disability retirement benefits on November 14, 1988. Following an initial denial of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Virginia Beach v. Board of Supervisors of Mecklenburg CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- Commonwealth v. Orange-Madison Cooperative Farm ServiceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Dowdy v. FranklinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- VA Retirement System v. Anthony M. Rizzo, SrCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bagwell v. City of NorfolkVirginia Circuit Court · 2002
- Avery v. Virginia Retirement SystemCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
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- Denson v. Virginia Retirement SystemIsle of Wight County Circuit Court · 2000