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TINGUS v. HECKLER

No. CA 81-1265-T.

569 F.Supp. 1499 (1983)

Gregory TINGUS, Plaintiff, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

September 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Simon, Legal Services Institute, Jamaica Plain, Mass., Institute for Public Representation, Georgetown Univ. Law Center, Peter Berns, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Patti Saris, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., for defendant.

OPINION

TAURO, District Judge.

This is an action under the Social Security Act (the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401, et seq., to review a final decision of the defendant, Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary"), denying the plaintiff, Gregory Tingus, disability benefits. Tingus is an illiterate, non-English speaking Greek immigrant, who all parties agree is disabled within the meaning of the Act. While the Secretary concedes that...

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