Legal Opinion
Ellen J. RUFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary, HHS, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1990No. 89-35042PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Ellen J. Ruff appeals from the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) of surviving spouse’s benefits. She argues that the Secretary erred in failing to consider her residual functional capacity in determining whether her disability was equivalent to the impairments listed in the Secretary’s regulations. Relying on dictum in Willeford v. Secretary of Health & Human Services, 824 F.2d 771, 774 (9th Cir.1987), she also argues that her “inability to engage in any gainful activity is compelling to a degree that the listing becomes a mechanical and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sullivan v. ZebleySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Coreen L. SPRAGUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Norman TsinnijinnieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- D. Beryl Kier v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Kenneth E. Sutton, Jr. v. Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, a California Non-Profit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Christie v. IopaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- 32 soc.sec.rep.ser. 494, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 15908a Esther Marcus v. Louis v. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Inlandboatmens Union of the Pacific v. Dutra Group, Dba Dutra Construction Co. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Norman Ralph HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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