Legal Opinion
Ruppert v. Bowen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 29, 1989No. Nos. 495, 563, Dockets 88-6018, 88-6176PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
Eleven appellants challenge the method used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to calculate their benefits under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which provides income to the elderly, blind, and disabled.1 They appeal a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Leonard D. Wexler, Judge, and we assume familiarity with Judge Wexler’s detailed opinion. Ruppert v. Secretary, HHS, 671 F.Supp. 151 (E.D.N.Y.1987). There, Judge Wexler considered a variety of arguments presented by the appellants and by other…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Charles A. Buschmann v. Richard S. Schweiker , Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Cecilio Hidalgo v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Delma Usher v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Marie Robinson v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Joyce Zankel and Charles Zankel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Danielle Gordon v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Carol G. Ellis v. Kenneth Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Lesnewski v. RedversSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Ruppert v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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