Pennoni v. Califano

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JUNE L. GREEN, District Judge.

This matter is currently before the Court on defendant’s motion for judgment affirming the Secretary’s decision to deny plaintiff’s claim for benefits under Part B, Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine & Safety Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 921 et seq., and plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and reversal of the Secretary’s decision.1 The Act provides for the payment of benefits to living miners who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis,2 and to the dependents of miners who died due to pneumoconiosis, or who were totally disabled…