Legal Opinion
Charlotte Laffoon v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1977No. 77-1389PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge:
This action was brought by Charlotte Laffoon pursuant to § 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g), to review a determination of non-disability by the Administrative Law Judge. 1 His finding was approved by the Appeals Council and became the final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. The District Court granted the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the decision was supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.
The applicable standard of review is that “[t]he findings of the Secretary as to any fact, if supported by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Thomas E. Depaepe, Sr. v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary, Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Bernice F. Stark v. Caspar W. Weinberger (Successor to Elliot Richardson)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Leonard H. Garrett v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Ramon M. Rivas v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by97 opinions
- Frances B. Walden v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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- Frances Hames v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Eddie SINGLETARY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Mary Strickland v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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