Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Heckler
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 19, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-2190-GPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GARRITY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in the instant class action challenge the regulatory policies and procedures of the Social Security Administration which are used to deny disability benefits to claimants on the grounds that they do not have severe impairments. These policies are found in both the regulations and social security rulings. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.-1520(c); 404.1521; 416.920(c); 416.921; SSR 82-55; and SSR 82-56. Plaintiffs allege that these regulations 1 and rulings conflict with the definition of disability contained in the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Milagros Santiago Hernandez v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Fidelia VALENCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Edna Johnson v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- William J. FRANCIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Paul H. BAEDER v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by9 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
- Bunn v. BowenDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1986
- McDonald v. BowenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
- Agresti v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
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