Legal Opinion

Robert L. GILLILAND, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 19, 1986No. 85-3196PublishedCited by 172 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we review the Secretary’s decision that Appellant, Robert L. Gilliland, is not entitled to disability payments. The district court granted the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment. Appellate jurisdiction exists pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse.

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Robert L. Gilliland (“Claimant”), filed an application for disability benefits in October, 1982, alleging disability based on both mental and physical grounds commencing as of March 17,1982. 1 His application was denied initially and again upon reconsideration. After a hearing,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Deborah Kent v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  3. Podedworny v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  4. George Dobrowolsky v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  5. Anthony Gober v. David Matthews, as Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by172 opinions

  1. Harold MASON, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. William MORALES, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. Eugenio CRUZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
  4. Schonewolf v. CallahanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
  5. Raymond G. DOAK, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986

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