Nellie Pohlmeyer v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) appeals the District Court’s judgment granting relief to the claimant Nellie Pohlmeyer pursuant to Pohlmeyer’s motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) to alter an earlier District Court decision. In the new judgment the District Court ordered the Secretary to recompute the amount of Pohlmeyer’s disability benefits. The issue presented on appeal is whether the District Court had jurisdiction to review the Secretary’s determination of the amount of Pohlmeyer’s disability benefits, where Pohlmeyer failed to seek administrative…