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EZELL v. BOWEN

No. 87-3128.

849 F.2d 844 (1988)

Sheryl EZELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, in his capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Cagle, Charleston, W.Va., for plaintiff-appellant.

James S. Feight, Jr., Asst. Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Dept. of Health & Human Services (Beverly Dennis, III, Chief Counsel, Region III, James C. Newman, Supervisory Asst., Regional Counsel, Philadelphia, Pa., Michael W. Carey, U.S. Atty., Gary E. Pullin, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charleston, W.Va., on brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before SPROUSE and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and BRITT, Chief District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

Sheryl Ezell appeals the district court dismissal of her complaint challenging the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services prohibiting her from representing claimants seeking benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act and the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. We affirm.

Section 206(a) of the Social Security Act provides that non-attorneys may represent claimants if "they are of good charater [sic] and in good repute." 42...

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