DIXON v. BOWEN

Nos. 83 Civ. 7001 (WCC), 83 Civ. 8264 (WCC), 83 Civ. 8609 (WCC) and 84 Civ. 110 (WCC).

673 F.Supp. 123 (1987)

David DIXON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiff, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant. And Other Related Cases.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. for the State of N.Y., New York City, for plaintiff-intervenors, Cesar Perales and the State of N.Y.; Mary Fisher Bernet, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

John E. Kirklin, The Legal Aid Society, Civil Appeals & Law Reform Unit, New York City (Matthew Diller, of counsel), Douglass J. Seidman, The Legal Aid Society, New York City (Jean Schneider, of counsel), Morton B. Dicker, The Legal Aid Society, New York City (Susan Sternberg, of counsel), for the plaintiff class.

Nancy Morawetz, Washington Square Legal Services, New York City (Barbara Quackenbos, Legal Intern, of counsel), Counsel to The Legal Aid Society.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., S.D. N.Y., New York City (Steven E. Obus, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sapna V. Raj, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Annette H. Blum, Chief Counsel — Region II, Peter G. O'Malley, Asst. Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, of counsel), for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs are applicants for, or recipients of, benefits based on disability under the federal Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") and Old Age Survivor's Disability Insurance ("OASDI") programs, both of which are administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") pursuant to the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. ("the Act"). They sue on behalf...

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