Legal Opinion
Samuel A. Ferguson v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1981No. 79-3135PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Our nation’s courts are required to play a limited role in reviewing the disposition of social security benefits claims. We are not to meddle in the fact-findings of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare 1 (“the Secretary”) unless the decision is not supported by “substantial evidence.” Western v. Harris, 633 F.2d 1204 (5th Cir. 1981); Fruge v. Harris, 631 F.2d 1244 (5th Cir. 1980). Based upon this laissez faire standard, the district court in the case at bar granted summary judgment in favor of the Secretary. However, because we find this to be one of the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- William King, the of the Will of Vernie C. Reece v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Mary Strickland v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Doris A. Taylor v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Johnie J. Brenem v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Joseph A. Demandre v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by171 opinions
- Renee S. Phillips v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Josephine A. FOOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Ollie G. CHESTER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- William P. Wiggins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Helen M. Brown, Ssn Ywq-Gs-Yyuu v. Margaret O. Heckler, Secretary of Health & Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
166 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.