PUCKETT v. MATHEWS

Civ. A. No. 76-0151-A.

420 F.Supp. 364 (1976)

Johnny J. PUCKETT v. David MATHEWS, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

United States District Court, W. D. Virginia, Abingdon Division.

September 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Hobart Robinson, Abingdon, Va., for plaintiff.

Samuel G. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER

TURK, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, Johnny J. Puckett, has filed this action, challenging the final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, which denied his claim for "black lung" benefits under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. Jurisdiction of this court is pursuant to § 413(b) of the Act,...

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