Legal Opinion
Lewis, Mamie A. v. Califano, Joseph, Jr., Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (d.c. Civil No. 78-0861)
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 21, 1980No. 79-1739PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Mamie Lewis challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant, including its holding that her religious beliefs do not qualify as good cause for her decision to decline remedial surgery under 20 C.F.R. § 404.1507 (1977), and the conclusion of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) that she is not disabled within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i)(1) and 423(d) (1976)1 and 42 U.S.C. § 1381a. Lewis’ claim for disability benefits was denied by an administrative law judge (ALJ) in an opinion…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Daniel P. Cotter v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Dolores WALLACE, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Edward Stewart v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Mary Ann Kelly v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Robert H. KANE, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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