Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Sullivan
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 16, 1989No. 83 C 4110PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
BUA, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, a group of unsuccessful applicants for federal disability benefits, filed this class action suit against the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) in 1983. For six years, plaintiffs and the Secretary have waged an acrimonious legal war over the propriety of certain regulations governing the evaluation of federal disability claims. Plaintiffs won the opening battles in this court in 1983 and 1984, obtaining both class certification and summary judgment. 593 F.Supp. 375 (N.D.Ill.1984) (summary judgment); 100 F.R.D. 70 (N.D.Ill.1983)…
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