Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 8, 1982No. 81-1188PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Helen Wilson, filed a district court action attacking the reduction of her social security benefits. She claimed that the regulation authorizing the reduction was outside the agency’s statutory powers. The district court dismissed her action (and denied her request for class certification) because she had not properly exhausted her agency remedies (i.e., there was no “final” agency decision to review) and because, in any event, the agency had decided not to reduce her benefits, making this action moot. We affirm the district court’s decision.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Miguel A. ROSADO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Reed v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- 20 soc.sec.rep.ser. 60, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 17,696 Claire McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Griffith v. BowenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
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