Legal Opinion

James THOMAS, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 12, 1991No. 90-1936EMPublishedCited by 394 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

James Thomas appeals the district court’s 1 order affirming the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. He also appeals the district court’s refusal to remand the case to the Secretary for the introduction and consideration of additional evidence. Lastly, Thomas appeals the district court’s refusal to permit him to conduct discovery in order that he might determine whether his due process rights have been violated. We affirm the district court in all respects.

I. BACKGROUND

Thomas was born in April 1946 and completed ten years of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Cristobal SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  2. Edward Nelson v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. Nadine BENSKIN, Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  5. L.G. CAULDER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by394 opinions

  1. Glenna R. WOOLF, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  2. Connie L. BAKER, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Corkie R. Robinson v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Coleman v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. Donna L. Gowell v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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