Legal Opinion
Monteiro v. Heckler
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 24, 1986No. 84 Civ. 1101 (SWK)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KRAM, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c). Plaintiff Fernando Monteiro seeks a reversal of the Secretary’s decision denying his application for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (DI). 42 U.S.C. § 423. The Secretary moves for affirmance, claiming the decision that plaintiff was capable of light work and thus not disabled is supported by substantial evidence.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
A court’s role in reviewing a finding a disability is limited to an assessment of whether the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Elmer G. Berry v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- George MONGEUR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Ferraris v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Vivian G. Schauer v. Richard Schweiker, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Angelica Rivera v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by1 opinion
- McGee v. BowenDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986