Legal Opinion
Ruperto Torres v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 20, 1992No. Civ. 91-2277 (JP)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, District Judge.
This is an action brought under § 205(g) of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), as amended 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to obtain judicial review of a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) denying plaintiffs claim for disability insurance benefits. We note from the outset that in reviewing the decision of the Secretary, we need only conclude whether or not the determination of the Secretary was founded upon substantial evidence in the record as a whole. 5 U.S.C. § 706(2) (1977); Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 91…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Paulina BLUVBAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Jose E. Carrillo Marin v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Eddie Lee GIBSON, SS# 258-48-9472, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary, of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Pascariello v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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