Legal Opinion
Laura Fernandez v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 5, 1981No. 1260, Docket 81-6045PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINSTEIN, District Judge:
Claimant Laura Fernandez was awarded Supplemental Security Income disability benefits in November, 1975 on the ground of “Anxiety Hysteria.” In June, 1978 she was informed that the Secretary no longer considered her eligible for benefits as of May, 1978, thus entitling her to benefits only through July, 1978.
A hearing before the administrative law judge was held in May of 1979 at which Fernandez appeared pro se, accompanied by her husband and with the assistance of a Spanish-speaking interpreter. The administrative law judge affirmed the Secretary’s decision.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Helene Marcus v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Minnie Gold v. The Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Hazel Cutler v. Caspar Weinberger, as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Willie H. Hankerson v. Patricia Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Valere Poulin v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Margaret TREADWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Betty Allison v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- DiGennaro v. BowenDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1987
- Stieberger v. SullivanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
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