Legal Opinion
Skipper v. Mathews
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 14, 1977No. 75-1016 CivilPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, Chief Judge.
James Skipper (plaintiff) filed this action to review the decision of the Appeals Council acting for the Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (Secretary) denying his application for “Black Lung” benefits. The case was assigned to a magistrate and he has recommended that the Court grant the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment which is now before the Court.
FACTS
At the evidentiary hearing before the Administrative Law Judge, plaintiff testified that he worked from 1934 to 1937 as a mine laborer for the Flynn and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kitty B. Roberts and James E. Roberts, Wage Earner v. Casper Weinberger, Secty. Of HewCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Cecelia Adelsberger v. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Hertz v. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
3Cited by8 opinions
- Cornelius Foreman v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Consolidation Coal Company and William PetraccaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Falcon Coal Company, Inc. v. Corbett ClemonsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Commodie Freeman v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Baker v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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