Flannery v. Secretary, Health & Human Services

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WILHOIT, District Judge.

On October 10, 1983 the plaintiff, Edward Flannery, Jr., brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(a) and § 1383(c)(3) to obtain judicial review of the final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying Mr. Flannery’s claim for Social Security disability benefits and for Supplemental Security Income benefits. The Secretary’s motion for an extension of time to answer, filed on February 3, 1984, was granted over the plaintiff’s objections, and gave the defendant until March 9, 1984 to file an answer. The Secretary’s…