Legal Opinion
Oscar Jones v. Margaret M. Heckler, Individually and in Her Capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 14, 1983No. 81-7753PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Oscar Jones brought this action to obtain judicial review of the termination of his social security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia upheld the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, finding appellant not to be disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 301, et seq. Specifically, the district court found that appellant’s refusal to submit to a myelogram and/or disc surgery constituted -willful failure to follow prescribed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Vincent Leroy Hephner v. Forest David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Marie Landess v. Casper W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Jarvis v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Anna J. Cassiday v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Smith v. WeinbergerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Evelyn Grace DAWKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Tim C. TETER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Annie B. PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Sharp v. BowenDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- George R. WEAKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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