Robert W. Lucas, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Defendant-appellee, 437 F.2d 111 (5th Cir. 1971)
Annotate this CaseAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; Halbert O. Woodward, District Judge.
Arthur Carson Smith, Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.
Eldon B. Mahon, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., W. E. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellee; Edward D. Sykes, Asst. Regional Atty., Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Dallas, Tex., of counsel.
Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare denied disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act to the plaintiff-appellant, Robert W. Lucas. The District Court, after a hearing in open court which included the arguments of counsel, held that there is substantial evidence in the record to support the action of the Secretary. Upon review here, we affirm. See Local Rule 21.1
Affirmed.
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