Legal Opinion
Betty L. Varney v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1988No. 87-6075PublishedCited by 458 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
In our first opinion in this case, Varney v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 846 F.2d 581 (9th Cir.1988) {“Varney I”), we reversed the denial of Betty Var-ney’s application for social security disability benefits, and remanded her claim for further proceedings. Varney now presents us with a petition for rehearing in which she asks that we reconsider our remand order, adopt a rule followed by the Eleventh Circuit, and modify our order so as to require the immediate payment of benefits. We find Varney’s argument both important enough to consider for the first…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Henry GALLANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Dale J. MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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