Published opinions from 1982. The case name opens the case page.
December 9, 1982696 F.2d 186
Reconsidering en banc, the Second Circuit concluded that a state prisoner who argues a fair-trial claim to the state courts without citing the Constitution or any federal case may nonetheless have exhausted his remedies: the court announced a four-part framework under which reliance on pertinent federal cases…
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment upholding the Secretary’s termination of Rutherford’s SSI benefits. It concluded that substantial evidence supported the finding that Rutherford’s impairments, including his alcoholism and alcohol-related seizures, did not prevent him from performing basic…
March 29, 1982673 F.2d 266
The court affirmed dismissal of the claims against the Borough defendants because the complaint did not allege specific actions connecting them to the asserted discrimination. It also held that the denial of appointed counsel was appealable under the collateral-order doctrine, but concluded that the district court did…
The Second Circuit affirmed the denial of disability benefits because substantial evidence supported the agency’s conclusions that Berry did not meet a listed mental impairment and could return to his past work in non-stressful circumstances.