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COCKRUM v. CALIFANO

Civ. A. No. 78-1147.

475 F.Supp. 1222 (1979)

Lena COCKRUM et al., Plaintiffs, v. Joseph CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Schuster, Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Philip L. Goar, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Laura Macklin, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Nathan Dodell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

OBERDORFER, District Judge.

I. Introduction

A. Overview

Lena Cockrum and three others filed this suit on June 26, 1978, challenging delays which attend the conducting by the Social Security Administration (SSA) of administrative hearings, and the rendering of final decisions for claimants who appeal the denial, reduction or termination of benefits under Title II (Old Age...

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