Legal Opinion

Lula B. TRIPLETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1985No. 85-4101PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Lula B. Triplett challenges the dismissal of her action seeking review of the decision by appellee Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny her application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. Agreeing with the district court that Triplett waited too long before filing suit, we affirm.

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Only the procedural history of the case bears upon our decision. On May 27, 1982, after conducting a hearing, an administrative law judge found Triplett ineligible to receive disability benefits. Triplett then petitioned the Social…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Osmund McGowen v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. Lazaro E. Flores v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. In re WylyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2016
  5. Katherine K. BANTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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