SIAS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 86-2117.

861 F.2d 475 (1988)

James R. SIAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary T. Neal, McCroskey, Feldman, Cochrane, and Brock, Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

John A. Smietanka, U.S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., Robert E. Hanson, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before NELSON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is a social security disability case involving a claimant who smokes two packages of cigarettes per day, is overweight, and has a serious circulatory problem. An administrative law judge decided that the claimant was not entitled to benefits. That decision became the final decision of the agency, and the claimant filed suit in federal court. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court (Wendell A. Miles, J.) concluded that there was substantial...

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