Legal Opinion
Pratt v. Heckler
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 10, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-3508, 84-3035, 84-3335, 84-3870 and 85-0289PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JACKSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in these consolidated cases are all unsuccessful applicants for disability benefits under Title II and/or Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). 1 Each plaintiff has been denied benefits on the ground that her infirmities are not so incapacitating as to prevent her from working, and plaintiffs collectively challenge the validity of the regulations, 2 and Social Securi ty Rulings (“SSRs"), 3 upon which their claims were denied as being contrary to the Act.
Defendant is the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Califano v. YamasakiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Deborah Kent v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Paul E. Dumas v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- William Edward Goodermote v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Littlewolf v. HodelDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1988
- Duggan v. BowenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1988
- Tataranowicz v. SullivanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Hayes v. BowenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Pratt v. BowenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
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