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GANEM v. BOWEN

No. 85-6148.

811 F.2d 1575 (1987)

Alam GANEM, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Lipton, with whom Michael V. Kowalski, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

John S. Koppel, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Robert S. Greenspan, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MIKVA and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges, and PARSONS, Senior District Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from a determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("HHS") concerning the nature of Iran's social insurance system. The determination rendered appellant Alam Ganem, a citizen and resident of Iran, ineligible to receive widow's benefits under the provisions of the Social Security Act. Ganem challenged the determination in district court as arbitrary and...

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