Legal Opinion

Sandra BELLAMY, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant/Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 18, 1985No. 84-5544PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Sandra Bellamy appeals from the district court’s summary judgment upholding the termination of her social security benefits by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”). We reverse and remand to the district court.

Appellant Sandra Bellamy was hit by a car in August 1979. She sustained a fractured leg and a head injury which required 62 stitches. During her hospitalization she was diagnosed by a neurologist, Dr. Or-fuss, as suffering from “post-traumatic vestibolopathy”, inner-ear damage. Bellamy applied for disability benefits, which were granted dating…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Thomas P. MURRAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  2. Jerry R. KAIL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. Allen v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Alexandria S. Day v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. James R. Odle v. Margaret H. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Jack FAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  2. Cathleen Parra v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. Karen Lambert v. Andrew SaulCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  4. Eleuterio MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  5. Clementine COTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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