Legal Opinion

Howard L. Gifford v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 23, 1984No. 83-2358PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

Gifford appeals the district court’s denial of sanctions and contempt charges against the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”). Gifford contends that the Secretary failed to comply with the court’s order directing her to recompute supplemental security income (SSI) benefits allegedly owed to Gifford. We hold that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motions. The court properly upheld the Secretary’s computation of benefits. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Gifford filed this action in November 1977 to obtain judicial review of the…

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