Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Sullivan
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 31, 1989No. Civ. A. 83-3771(SSB)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROTMAN, District Judge.
This is a class action lawsuit against the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) challenging his severity regulation, step two of his five-step sequential evaluation procedure for determining whether a disability benefits claimant is disabled. The court granted injunctive relief in October 1985 on the ground that step two was facially invalid. The Secretary unsuccessfully appealed to the Third Circuit, but the Supreme Court granted his petition for a writ of certiorari and vacated and remanded the appeals court’s decision for reconsideration…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Bowen v. YuckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bowen v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bailey v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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- Dixon v. BowenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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