Legal Opinion

Joseph R. POLNY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 30, 1988No. 88-5623PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Joseph R. Polny applied in 1984 for Supplemental Security Income benefits on the grounds of disability. An administrative law judge found him not disabled. The Appeals Council denied review. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) thereby denied Polny’s application. Polny brought suit in 1986 in the district court under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On the basis of findings and recommendations of a magistrate, the district court granted summary judgment for the Secretary. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Joseph R. Polny was born November 7, 1957. He has a high…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Clementine COTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  2. Rodney BURKHART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  3. Harvey B. RAZEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Luz E. BORRERO LEBRON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  5. Razey v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. James L. BATES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis J. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  2. Carr v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1991
  3. John Gieseking v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  4. Ferguson v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  5. James L. BATES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis J. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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