Bennie H. Hicks, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Appellee, 427 F.2d 1019 (9th Cir. 1970)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 427 F.2d 1019 (9th Cir. 1970) June 4, 1970

Donald E. Wolfram (argued), of Goodson, Richmond & Rose, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert M. Heier (argued), Morton Hollander, Kathryn H. Baldwin, Reed Johnston, Jr., Wm. D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Edward E. Davis, U. S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Richard K. Burke, U. S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and MERRILL, Circuit Judges, and PREGERSON, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.


The judgment of the district court sustaining the Secretary's decision is affirmed.

At best, for Hicks it could be said there was a conflict in the expert medical opinions. We cannot say the Secretary's decision was not supported by substantial evidence.

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