Legal Opinion
Wilkerson v. Bowen
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 31, 1987No. 86-1714PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
DEBEVOISE, District Judge.
Appellants appeal from an order of the district court denying their motions for intervention, for class certification and for a preliminary and permanent injunction and dismissing their complaint. We have juris*119diction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 1292(a)(1) and under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
I. Background
The object of the proceedings in the district court was to challenge regulations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) for evaluating disability claims based on alcoholism. In essence appellants assert that the regulations…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bowen v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Lusardi v. Xerox Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- 30 soc.sec.rep.ser. 128, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 15523a in Re Petition of Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services. William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Honorable John B. Hannum, Nominal William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, (Two Cases) William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Joseph KRYSZTOFORSKI, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Bailey v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Rosetti v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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