Legal Opinion
Jose A. TORRES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 6, 1988No. 87-1656PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
Jose A. Torres brought this action challenging the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying him social security disability benefits. The district court granted the Secretary’s motion to dismiss, stating that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction 1 to review an agency decision not to reopen, on administrative res judicata grounds, a prior final decision. The merits of Torres’ disability claim is not before us. We affirm.
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Torres claims that a variety of physical impairments and a mental condition have prevented him from working since 1973. In 1975, he was found to be…
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