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PASTRANA v. CHATER

Civil No. 95-1493(PG).

917 F.Supp. 103 (1996)

Mercedes PASTRANA, Plaintiff v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

February 15, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Ramos Morales, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiff.

Maria Hortensia Ríos, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.

"Applicants for social security disability payments, most of whom are truly ill or disabled, are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity no matter what the merits of their respective claims." Ventura v. Shalala, 55 F.3d 900, 901 (3d Cir.1995). Mercedes Pastrana, the plaintiff in this case, was not accorded the respect and dignity that was her due during...

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