MARTIN v. HECKLER

Civ. A. No. G-83-137.

617 F.Supp. 1078 (1985)

Julie M. MARTIN and Katrina M. Martin v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.

October 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Hughes, McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, Galveston, Tex., for plaintiffs.

C.J. Calnan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Frank V. Smith, III, Dallas, Tex., of counsel, for defendants.


ORDER

HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.

Before the Court are the parties' motions for summary judgment. Plaintiffs, the children of Dr. Winston L. Martin, appealed the decision of the Secretary of Health & Human Services denying them surviving children's benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 402. Dr. Martin has not been seen since his disappearance on December 25, 1976. The Secretary found that plaintiffs' application could not be considered...

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