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McDONALD v. HECKLER

Civ. A. No. 84-2190-G.

612 F.Supp. 293 (1985)

Claire McDONALD et al., Plaintiffs, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

June 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Anderson, Linda L. Landry, Neighborhood Legal Services, Lynn, Mass., Laura Rosenthal, Mass. Law Reform Institute, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Asst. U.S. Atty. Marianne Bowler, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., U.S. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

GARRITY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in the instant class action challenge the regulatory policies of the Social Security Administration which are used to deny disability benefits to claimants on the grounds that their impairments are not severe. These policies are found in both the regulations and Social Security rulings. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520...

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