Legal Opinion
Sammie Blankenship v. Secretary of Hew and the Department of Hew
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1978No. 76-2342PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
This class action was brought to challenge delays by the Social Security Administration in scheduling administrative hearings. The plaintiffs are Kentucky applicants for benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program 1 and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program 2 of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Their applications for benefits were initially denied by the state agency and, on reconsideration, by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The plaintiffs then sought…
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