Legal Opinion

Matilde Matos v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 9, 1978No. 77-1100PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Circuit Judge:

Matilde Matos brought this suit seeking relief from an administrative decision dismissing her claim under 42 U.S.C. § 423 for social security disability benefits. The suit was dismissed by the district court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Matos appeals from this judgment.

Title II of the Social Security Act (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq., provides disability benefits to persons who suffer a mental or physical disability within the meaning of the Act if the disability arose prior to the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Cheney California Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Association of American Medical Colleges v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  2. Osmund McGowen v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
  3. Eladio COLON, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  4. Leonard Caswell v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
  5. Alam Ganem v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984

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