Legal Opinion

Lewis H. ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 7, 1987No. 86-8542PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the Secretary’s denial of a claimant’s application for supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. As the Social Security appeals council disallowed review in this case, the administrative law judge’s decision stands as the final decision of the Secretary. The district court, adopting a magistrate’s findings, upheld the AU’s decision to deny benefits. We affirm.

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Lewis Allen was 60 years old at the time of his administrative hearing on September 28, 1984. Allen, who holds a GED certificate, worked…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Guyton L. GRAHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Charlotte Western v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Gloria MILANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by87 opinions

  1. Andrew T. Wilson v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  2. Carlos Gutierrez v. Commissioner of Social SecuritCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  3. Liskowitz v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. S.L. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. Hamilton v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2015

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