U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1982

Eliza M. Woodson v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 12, 1982 · Thornberry, Anderson, Clark

671 F.2d 118; 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 21053 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Thomas C. Petley, Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant., Arthur R. Amdur, Houston, Tex., William Kanter, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Dept, of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision. The 2 that cite it most often are listed here.

Sarah CAPITANO, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee (2d Cir. 1984)
Isaacs v. Kemp (11th Cir. 1986)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The Petition for Rehearing is DENIED, 455 F.Supp. 457, and no member of this panel nor Judge in regular active service on the Court having requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc (Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Fifth Circuit Rule 16) the Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc is DENIED.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge, dissents from the denial of the petition for rehearing.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge, dissents from the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc being of the opinion that the correct construction of the Act is as set forth in Martin v. Harris, 653 F.2d 428 (10th Cir. 1981).

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