Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Secretary, Department of Health, Education & Welfare
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 25, 1975No. Civ. A. 4845PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This action is presently before the court to consider the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. The action was originally filed in 1972 to seek review under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) of the final decision of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (hereinafter “Secretary”) denying plaintiffs surviving child's benefits under the Social Security Act as the children of a deceased wage earnér. 42 U.S.C. § 402(d).
STATUTORY SCHEME
On October 24, 1968, Belmira Lucas filed for Surviving Child’s Insurance benefits on behalf of her minor children Ruby…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mathews v. LucasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Claudia Frost v. Caspar Weinberger, as Secretary of United States Department of Health,education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Allen v. CalifanoDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1978
- Jablon v. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Fleck v. SpannausDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1977
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