WHITNEY v. SCHWEIKER

No. 82-1668.

695 F.2d 784 (1982)

Geraldine WHITNEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Galatzer, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

James W. Miles, Office of Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.


WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case is an example of how dilatory and cumbersome the administrative and judicial process can be in disposing of disability claims under the Social Security Act. The plaintiff-appellant, Geraldine Whitney, brings this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for judicial review of a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying her application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits, as provided...

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