Legal Opinion
Mary Alice Galbreath v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1986No. 85-2496PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) appeals from the district court’s 1 order directing the Secretary to pay an attorney’s fee from past-due supplemental security income (SSI) benefits awarded to the attorney’s client Mary Alice Galbreath, under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”). The Secretary argues that the Act does not authorize the withholding of past-due SSI benefits for the payment of attorney’s fees. We affirm the district court’s order.
Mary Alice Galbreath applied for SSI benefits on May 26, 1982. The Secretary…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Grady L. SparksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Marguerite B. Reid v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Randolph McCarthy Jr. v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (85-1401), State of Michigan, Department of Social Services, Vanburen County (85-1402)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Vaughn v. CalifanoDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977
- Dolin v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bowen v. GalbreathSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Laird v. StilwillDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1997
- Leila HOWARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Joann Clay v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Mary Alice GALBREATH, Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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