Legal Opinion
Lazaro E. Flores v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1991No. 90-2797PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Lazaro Flores (Flores) was denied Supplement Security Income (SSI) disability benefits. He brought this civil action against Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), challenging that denial. The district court granted summary judgment for the Secretary on the ground that the complaint was not timely filed within sixty days of Flores’ receipt of notice of the denial of benefits. Flores now appeals, contending that the action was timely brought in that the complaint was filed within sixty days of his attorney’s receipt of…
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