Legal Opinion
Marjorie Vance and Reginald Ham v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 29, 1985No. 84-5319PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Marjorie Vance appeals from a District Court order affirming the denial of her application for child’s insurance benefits on behalf of her son, Reginald Ham. 1 See 42 U.S.C. § 402(d) (1982) (the Social Security Act). The benefits were earned by Willie Wilkins, who died in the State of New York in 1977. The sole issue in the case is whether substantial evidence in the record supports the conclusion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services that appellants failed to prove that Ham was Willie Wilkins’ child.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, James Ricks v. Local 6, Washington Teachers' Union, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Allen v. CalifanoDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1978
- Montgomery v. SchweikerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
- Garner v. RichardsonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Valere Poulin v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Rossello Ex Rel. Rossello v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Patterson v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Leon Cunningham v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Patterson v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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