Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Heckler
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 10, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-2190-GPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GARRITY, District Judge.
In a December 19, 1985 order, 624 F.Supp. 375 entered in the instant class action, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on their claim that the severity test incorporated as step two of the Secretary’s five-step sequential analysis for evaluating disability claims 1 violated the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423(d)(1)(A) and (d)(2)(A), and thus was invalid on its face. The order, however, did not address plaintiffs’ additional claim that the Secretary’s policy of refusing to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- George BOWEN, SS #252-78-4071, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Edna Johnson v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Dixon v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- McDonald v. HecklerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1985
- Griggs v. SchweikerDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
- Claire McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- 27 soc.sec.rep.ser. 18, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 14888a Claire McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- McDonald v. BowenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
- 27 soc.sec.rep.ser. 18, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 14888a Claire McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989