John W. HOWSE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

John Howse appeals from the judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan denying his motion for summary judgment and dismissing his claim for Disability Insurance Benefits brought pursuant to the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Mr. Howse was awarded a closed period of disability (July 11, 1973 to August 6, 1976) due to shoulder injuries which occurred on the job in 1973 and which were aggravated by an accident in December of the same year. This closed period of entitlement was ordered by the district court on August 20, 1981, though the…