BLANKENSHIP v. CALIFANO

No. 77 C 2691.

457 F.Supp. 973 (1978)

Bramson BLANKENSHIP, Plaintiff, v. Joseph R. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States, Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

October 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Hamity, James P. Chapman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Beverly A. Susler, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM

LEIGHTON, District Judge.

This is a complaint to review a decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare that denied plaintiff's application 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 action exists pursuant to 30 U.S.C. § 923(b); review of the Secretary's decision proceeds under the general guidelines of 42 U.S.C. §...

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