Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 3, 1972No. Civ. 73-71, 643-71PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CANCIO, Chief Judge.
In each of these two social security cases the claimant seeks review of a dismissal by a hearing examiner, confirmed by the appeals council, of a request for a hearing.
The relevant procedural facts are simple. In both eases the claimants filed requests (the prior claims) for disability insurance benefits, alleging an incapacity to engage in substantial gainful activity, and were denied their requests at various stages in the proceedings.
After the refusals, they did not follow through the administrative procedure which would have culminated with a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harley P. Grose v. Wilbur Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Owen C. Leviner v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Frank H. Filice v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Mary M. Brockman v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Lucille Kasparek, Special Administrator of Maude C. Taylor v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Carrero v. U. S. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
- Cancel v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
- Diaz v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
- Ruiz-Olan v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARECourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Enrique Ruiz-Olan v. Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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