Legal Opinion
Graves v. Heckler
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 25, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-2909PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This is a social security case in which the Court must determine whether the decision of the Secretary to deny plaintiffs claim of disability benefits is supported by substantial evidence. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 91 S.Ct. 1420, 28 L.Ed.2d 842 (1971). 1 The Secretary’s decision in this case that plaintiff is not so mentally impaired as to prevent him from engaging in work-related activities is plainly not supported by substantial evidence.
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Plaintiff has been institutionalized at John Howard Pavilion at St.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rachel R. Blalock v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Willie H. Hankerson v. Patricia Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Marjorie L. Stawls v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Robert L. Lewis v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. TuomalaOhio Supreme Court · 2004
- Thomas J. DAVEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Wilkins v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Beasley v. BowenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1988
- Wilkins v. ChaterDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1996