Legal Opinion

Willie A. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 26, 1984No. 83-2436PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

The claimant, Willie Johnson, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services on a decision to terminate the claimant’s disability benefits. Under the standards set forth in Rush v. Secretary of Health & Human Servs., 738 F.2d 909 (8th Cir.1984), we affirm.

I. Facts

The claimant suffered an injury in 1974. While at work in a slaughterhouse he severely injured his back. He applied for disability benefits on December 13, 1977, and on October 28, 1978, an administrative law judge (AU) issued a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. 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
  3. Parsons v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. Jerry v. CLARK, Appellant, v. Margaret v. HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. Michael Edwin SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Sigrid R. CLINE, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  2. Carolyn CRUSE, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  3. Ordean L. NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. Betty A. UNDERWOOD, Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. Theodis MILLBROOK, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

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