Legal Opinion
Livermore v. Heckler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1984No. Nos. 83-5843, 83-5855PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs are blind California residents who now receive Supplemental Security Income Benefits (SSI) under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1383c and who, before 1974, received aid under aid to the blind provisions of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1201-1206 (1970) (repealed). The SSI benefit for each plaintiff is the difference between the individual’s countable income and a standard benefit rate. In this class *1398action against the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), plaintiffs contend that the Secretary’s interpretation of a “grandfather”…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Califano v. YamasakiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Heckler v. RingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ronald L. BOETTCHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- The People of the State of California Ex Rel. John Van De Kamp, Attorney General of the State of California v. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, a Separate Legal Entity Created by Bi-State Compact, League to Save Lake Tahoe, a Non-Profit California Corporation v. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, a Separate Legal Entity, and Does 1-100Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Cubanski v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Gary L. QUINLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Juanita Newman, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Kenneth Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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