ADAMS v. HECKLER

No. 85-1261.

794 F.2d 303 (1986)

Cecil O. ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Edward Ryan, Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Rosemary Rodrigquez, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, COFFEY, Circuit Judge, and WILL, Senior District Judge.


CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

This appeal requires us to apply several provisions of the Federal Magistrate Act of 1979 and to delineate the standards for determining when we will grant a petition for leave to appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(5). For the reasons set forth below, we treat plaintiff's notice of appeal as a petition for leave to appeal and deny the petition.

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On May 15, 1981, plaintiff filed...

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