Legal Opinion
Felix Torres v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 3, 1982No. 81-1606PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the Secretary of Health and Human Services must always identify specific jobs that an applicant for disability benefits may perform, or whether he may use the so-called “grid” regulations found in 20 C.F.R., Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 2 (Medical-Vocational Guidelines) (1981) 1 to disqualify categories of applicants who have certain relevant characteristics.
The plaintiff-appellee is a 53-year-old male with a third-grade education. He has worked as a sugar cane cutter, farm hand, and cement truck loader since he was eight…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kirk v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Thomas F. Frady v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Milagros Santiago Hernandez v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- James Decker v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Duane E. Cummins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Seavey v. Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- William Edward Goodermote v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Loyce McCoy v. Richard S. Schweiker, Clifford M. Stack v. Richard S. Schweiker, James D. Desedare v. Richard S. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Rafael A. Vazquez v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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