Legal Opinion
Lucinda J. Sullivan v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare,defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1974No. 73-3131PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Lucinda J. Sullivan, the plaintiff-appellant, brought this action to obtain judicial review of a final decision by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare denying her claim for disabled widows’ benefits under section 202(e) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 402(e). She argues that the Secretary unlawfully and unconstitutionally denied her benefits on the basis of commentary by a consultant psychiatrist who did not personally examine her. She also contends that the Secretary’s regulations, which provide for disability payments only to those widows…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mary L. Hart v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Ruby R. Martin v. Secretary of Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Maria S. Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Essie D. COOK, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Lorene H. Deters v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Irma L. Wokojance v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Broz v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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