Legal Opinion
Janet Wier, on Behalf of Her Son, John P. Wier, a Minor v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 14, 1984No. 83-5433PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
This case involves a claim by John Wier, a seventeen-year old mentally impaired boy from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, for Supplemental Security Income benefits based on disability. John appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant Secretary of Health and Human Services upholding the Secretary’s denial of benefits. Although John was only eleven years old when his application for benefits was made by his mother, he will be well past eighteen, at which time he becomes subject to a new set of regulations,1 when his case…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Dolores WALLACE, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Jose E. Baerga v. Elliot Richardson, Individually and as Secretary of Health, Education AndwelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by83 opinions
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- Harley T. TALBOT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Charles PURTER, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary Dept. of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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