Legal Opinion
Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1984No. 84-5085PublishedCited by 244 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services appeals from a district court order granting a preliminary injunction to a class of plaintiffs seeking social security disability benefits. For the reasons set forth below, we remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND.
For several months a dispute has raged in this and other Circuits on the question of whether the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) has been properly construing the Social Security Act, particularly with respect to persons who claim to be disabled because of pain and with respect to persons whose…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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