Legal Opinion

Leon Cunningham v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 21, 1985No. 84-5755PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

We here review the decision of the District Court that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) properly found the appellant no longer disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act after February 24, 1982. We reverse for lack of substantial evidence supporting the AU’s decision, and we instruct the District Court to remand the case to the agency for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

A number of relevant facts are undisputed. Appellant Leon Cunningham is a 49-year-old male with arthritic and other difficulties in his arms that make it impossible for him…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. William J. FRANCIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Marjorie Vance and Reginald Ham v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Valere Poulin v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  2. Angela Calderon Nieves v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  3. Zeleta M. Smalls v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
  4. Hayes v. BowenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
  5. Jackson v. BowenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1988

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