Legal Opinion

Santise v. Schweiker

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 8, 1982No. Nos. 81-1904 to 81-1910, 81-2026 to 81-2032, 81-2722 and 81-2725PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

We are asked in this appeal to decide whether certain medical-vocational regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS” or “Department”) satisfy the requirements of the Social Security Act. The district court concluded that the regulations — which take the form of a “grid” and are used in determining eligibility for disability benefits— are at variance with both the Act and previous decisions of this Court. We disagree, and therefore will reverse.

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For more than a quarter-century, disabled workers and their dependents have…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Southeastern Community College v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Robert H. KANE, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  2. Santise v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  3. Julia DORF, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  4. Silvestre Chavez v. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  5. GARCIA, Emilio, Appellant, v. SCHWEIKER, Richard S., Secretary Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987

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