Legal Opinion
Wright v. Califano
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 1979No. 77-2288PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The two principal issues raised in this case are (1) whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars the award of erroneously withheld Social Security Act benefits in an action under the judicial review provisions of the Act and (2) whether the district court’s order is so ambiguous as to require remand for clarification. We answer both questions in the negative and affirm the district court’s judgment granting relief to the plaintiff class.
On September 1, 1972, plaintiff Roland Wright applied for husband’s insurance benefits under § 202(c) of the Social Security Act, 42…
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