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· 2/12/1975

Oxendine v. Williams

Citations

  • 509 F.2d 1405
  • 19 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1039
  • 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 16120

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that plaintiff’s delayed decision was reasonable because the Social Security Administration’s volume of applications increased, and the agency had finite resources to address the increased volume
  • reversing order to phase in time limits for review of disputed old-age and survivors' benefits claims, finding delays not so unreasonable as to justify court's exercise of equitable power
  • though facts and issues were similar to those in White v. Mathews, supra, no due process violation found
  • delay a consideration in deciding whether due process has been accorded, but on facts no violation of due process
  • delay a consideration in deciding whether due process has been accorded, but on facts no violation of due process
  • “An expectation of public benefits does not confer a contractual right to receive the hoped for benefits.”

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