Legal Opinion

Carol A. HOLLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 25, 1988No. 87-4656PublishedCited by 359 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff appeals the denial of social security disability benefits and supplemental security income. However, our review of the record compiled in this case convinces us — as it did the district court — that the administrator’s decision to deny benefits is supported by substantial evidence; similarly, we find that plaintiff’s claims were tested during the administrative process by the proper legal standards. Therefore, we affirm.

I

Carol Hollis (“Hollis”) is a thirty-six year old woman who completed ten years of school and later earned a general education diploma. She has no special job…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. William W. STONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Rena Scharlow v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary, of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. William C. Epps v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by359 opinions

  1. Ramona KEPLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  2. Manuel M. Villa v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  3. Curtis SELDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. Elizabeth Anthony v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. Audler v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

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