SANTIAGO-SANTIAGO v. SECRETARY OF HHS

Civ. No. 90-1440 (JAF).

756 F.Supp. 74 (1991)

Maria J. SANTIAGO-SANTIAGO, Plaintiff, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

February 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan A. Hernandez-Rivera, Raymond Rivera-Esteves, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiff.

Jose Vazquez-Garcia, Asst. U.S. Atty., Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., Samuel C. Fish, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. Health & Human Services, Boston, Mass., for defendant.


REMAND ORDER

FUSTE, District Judge.

This is an action under section 205(g) of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to review a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") denying plaintiff's application for disability benefits. Because we find that the Secretary's decision is not based on substantial evidence, we REMAND for further proceedings.

Claimant Maria de Jesus Santiago...

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