Richardson v. Perales

Richardson v. Perales
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 13, 1971
Decided May 3, 1971
Full case nameRichardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Perales
Citations402 U.S. 389 (more)
91 S. Ct. 1420; 28 L. Ed. 2d 842; 1971 U.S. LEXIS 103
Case history
PriorPerales v. Sec'y of Health, Ed. & Welfare, 288 F. Supp. 313 (W.D. Tex. 1968); affirmed and remanded sub nom. Cohen v. Perales, 412 F.2d 44 (5th Cir. 1969); rehearing en banc denied, 416 F.2d 1250 (5th Cir. 1969); cert. granted sub nom., Finch v. Perales, 397 U.S. 1035 (1970).
Holding
Dr. Leavitt's interpretation of the medical data was acceptable evidence in an agency hearing, even if it would have been inadmissible under rules of evidence applicable to court procedure.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Case opinions
MajorityBlackmun, joined by Burger, Harlan, Stewart, White, Marshall
DissentDouglas, joined by Black, Brennan
Laws applied
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 556(d), Social Security Act
Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389 (1971), was a case heard by the United States Supreme Court to determine and delineate several questions concerning administrative procedure in Social Security disability cases. Among the questions considered was the propriety of using physicians' written reports generated from medical examinations of a disability claimant, and whether these could constitute "substantial evidence" supportive of finding nondisability under the Social Security Act.[1]

  1. ^ Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389 (1971). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.