Legal Opinion

Cleveland HATCHER, SSN 253-44-0377, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 6, 1989No. 88-2918PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Cleveland Hatcher filed his present application 1 for social security disability on July 6, 1972 alleging disability due to “spinal trouble” and “heart trouble”. Some seventeen years later, after six administrative hearings before administrative law judges, four considerations by the social security appeals council, and three times having been before the district court, Hatcher appeals the Secretary’s denial of disability benefits to this court. He argues that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the burden of proof imposed on the Secretary that Hatcher could…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Paul W. Guthrie v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
  2. Peggy R. HAMMOND, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
  3. Ivan Ned FOSTER, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  4. Charles Daniel Smith v. Richard S. Schweiker, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984

3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Ronda S. CRAIG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  2. Rose WILDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  3. Willis v. Baxter International, Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2001
  4. Mary Jane Bell v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  5. Donahue v. MassanariDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001

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