ALLEN ON BEHALF OF ALLEN v. CALLAHAN

No. 96-4066.

120 F.3d 86 (1997)

Tonya ALLEN, on Behalf of Harrison ALLEN, a minor child, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John J. CALLAHAN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth G. Tegarden (argued), Legal Services of Northwest Indiana, Gary, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Carol A. Davilo, Office of the United States Attorney, Dyer, IN, Marc Mates (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Tonya Allen brought this action for review of a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services1 denying her son, Harrison, child's insurance benefits on the account of Harrison Moss, the man Ms. Allen says is her child's father. The district court affirmed the decision of the Secretary, and Ms. Allen appeals. Our task is to determine whether the district court was right in concluding that substantial...

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