Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Sullivan
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 5, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-124-CMWPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
This is a class action 1 wherein plaintiffs 2 seek declaratory, injunctive and mandamus relief against the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”). Plaintiffs challenge the Secretary’s routine denial of requests for continued supplemental security income (“SSI”) benefits during hospitalization. At bar is defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for improper venue.
I. Statutory Background
The Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI), 3 established by Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 4 provides benefits to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bowen v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Pittston Coal Group v. SebbenSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States Ex Rel. Lois Sero v. Peter PreiserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Quarles v. General Investment & Development Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Abrams Shell v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2001
- Anderson v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1992
- Dunn v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1991
- Dunn v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1992