Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Heckler
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 22, 1984No. 83 Civ. 7001 (MEL), 83 Civ. 8264 (MEL), 83 Civ. 8609 (MEL) and 84 Civ. 110 (MEL)PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
I
These cases present a question whose determination has twice been reserved by the Court of Appeals for this Circuit: 1 whether the denial of federal disability claims under the so-called “severity regulation” adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) violates the Social Security Act (the “Act”) because the regulation conflicts with the definition of “disability” contained in the Act. Under the regulation, 2 claims for disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) or Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (“OASDI”)…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Heckler v. RingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson Dairy, Inc. v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Walter E. Parker v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Johnson v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Johnson v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Claire McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Dixon v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Dixon v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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