Legal Opinion
Smith v. Heckler
District Court, E.D. California
Decided June 6, 1984No. Civ. S-83-1609 EJGPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
EDWARD J. GARCIA, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, four named individuals who claim to be disabled, have filed this action seeking to represent a class whose members challenge the procedures and regulations used by the defendants in making disability determinations. Plaintiffs alleged that they and other class members similarly situated have had or will have claims for benefits summarily denied by the defendants on the basis of what the challenged regulation and rulings refer to as “non-severe impairments”.
Plaintiffs filed motions for class certification and a preliminary…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Edna Johnson v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Bunn v. BowenDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1986
- National Ass'n of Radiation Survivors v. WaltersU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California · 1986
- Beckless v. HecklerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- Derby v. BowenDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1986
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