Legal Opinion
Mary E. Thomas v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary, Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1982No. 81-1333PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Mary E. Thomas appeals a judgment of the district court affirming the Secretary of Health and Human Services determination that she is ineligible for supplemental security income benefits. Thomas has no quarrel with the Secretary’s conclusion that, despite her illnesses, she has the strength to perform sustained sedentary work. She asserts that the Secretary’s error was in failing to appreciate that her respiratory affliction precludes her from taking those sedentary jobs which demand a tolerance for dust, heat, and fumes. We agree with Thomas. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marvia A. Cowart, Ssn Rxz-Lh-Flse v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Mathews v. De CastroSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Thomas F. Frady v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Samuel A. Ferguson v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Ellen L. Jones v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Loyce McCoy v. Richard S. Schweiker, Clifford M. Stack v. Richard S. Schweiker, James D. Desedare v. Richard S. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Jerry R. KAIL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Loza v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Lorraine Smith v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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