Legal Opinion

Forest BABINEAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 14, 1984No. 83-4438PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Forest Babineaux appeals the termination of his disability insurance benefits 1 by the Secretary, contending that the findings of the administrative law judge (ALJ) were not supported by substantial evidence, that the magistrate erroneously imposed on Babineaux the burden of showing that he could not perform sedentary work, and the ALJ failed to give adequate consideration to the effects of his medication on his ability to work. We affirm.

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Forest Babineaux, a 45-year-old man with a seventh-grade education, worked as a carpenter until 1978, when he fractured several back…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Juanita M. Patti v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. Claudie F. Jones v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Ramon M. Rivas v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jack R. Salley, Individually and on Behalf of His Minor Daughter, Danielle Salley, Cross-Appellants. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. Davis C. HERRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis W. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  3. Elmer G. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Salley v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. WILLIAMS v. SAULDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 2019

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