Legal Opinion

Classie SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 25, 1994No. 93-1961PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Classie Scott appeals the district court’s decision affirming the Secretary’s denial of her application for disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 423. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Scott, born in 1945, has a high school education and training in clerk typing. She worked as an inspector on an assembly line. On October 20, 1986, Scott sustained an on-the-job injury to her back and leg. She was diagnosed with a bulging lumbosacral disc.

Scott changed job positions at her company, but reinjured her back in February 1988. After a three-month absence, she returned to her job…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Henry GALLANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. Curtis SELDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. Antonio FRAGA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. Florence M. Wren v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Travis RIPLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. Elbert L. BOWLING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Myers v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  4. Crowley v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  5. Adie v. Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1996

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