Luna v. Bowen

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, District Judge.

This is a class action under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3). Plaintiffs are all claimants for disability benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq. and 1381 et seq.. Plaintiffs allege their claims for benefits have been improperly adjudicated due to vague, unclear, illegal, and misleading policies of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the evaluation of pain for disability purposes. Jurisdiction is found under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1402.

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