RUBIN v. WEINBERGER

No. 74-2004.

524 F.2d 497 (1975)

Inez L. RUBIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Caspar WEINBERGER, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 21, 1975.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Rubin, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stanton J. Price, Patricia A. Butler, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus curiae.

Samuel K. Skinner, U. S. Atty., Thomas K. McQueen, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, PELL and BAUER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal presents the question whether the district court had jurisdiction over a claim for Medicare benefits where the amount remaining in controversy is less than $1,000.

In April 1974, plaintiff filed her action under the Social Security Act seeking to recover hospital benefits for the period July 7, 1971, through July 17, 1971, in the amount of $722. Plaintiff had been hospitalized from June 11 until July 17 for the treatment of various...

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