Legal Opinion

Jones v. Bowen

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided August 2, 1988No. 87 C 7419PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CONLON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, on behalf of a class, 1 filed this action against Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, alleging that his “no process” policy of denying original social security numbers (“SSNs”), new SSNs or duplicate cards without notice or a hearing violated the Social Security Act (the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq. and the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. The Secretary moves to dismiss the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jones v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Jones v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Robertson v. Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2025
  4. Thomas v. KijakaziDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2023

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