Legal Opinion

Leilla Davis v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 9, 1972No. 71-1487PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

2Per curiam

This appeal is from the decision of the district court which upheld the validity of the application by the Secretary of the doctrine of res judicata to the 1966 decision of the examiner.

Plaintiff originally filed for disability benefits on the basis of a heart condition and diabetes in 1959 at age 37. Her claim was denied initially and after reconsideration, because her purported illnesses did not meet the disability standard, viz. “so severely impaired as to be unable to do any substantial gainful work.” She made second and third applications in 1961 and 1965, submitting…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cappadora v. CelebrezzeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
  2. Leo J. Domozik v. Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  3. Frank H. Filice v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963

4Cited by35 opinions

  1. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Arry Ortego v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Rothman v. Hospital Service Of Southern CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  4. Mister Sanders v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  5. Richard Maddox v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972

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