Legal Opinion
Doris ALSTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 25, 1990No. 856, Docket 89-6196PublishedCited by 434 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Leonard D. Wexler, Judge, reversing the Secretary’s finding that plaintiff Doris Alston was not entitled to disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 401 et seq. (West 1983 & Supp.1990) (the “Act”). The district court held that although the Secretary’s finding that Alston could perform “sedentary” work was supported by substantial evidence, it should be set aside on…
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