George H. Eldridge
E660010
George H. Eldridge was the disability benefits claimant whose challenge to due process protections in benefit termination proceedings led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Mathews v. Eldridge.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disability benefits claimant
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| assertedRight | procedural due process under the Fifth Amendment ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegalDoctrine | Mathews balancing test for procedural due process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitTypeInDispute | Social Security disability insurance benefits ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeForClaimant | U.S. Supreme Court held that pre-termination evidentiary hearing was not required ⓘ |
| challengedProcedure | termination of disability benefits without pre-termination evidentiary hearing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governmentActionChallenged | administrative termination of disability benefits based on written medical reports ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court due process case on benefit termination ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | helped define standards for what process is due before government benefit termination ⓘ |
| involvedInCourtCase | Mathews v. Eldridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Social Security law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
administrative law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalIssueRaised |
due process protections in termination of disability benefits
ⓘ
requirement of evidentiary hearing before termination of Social Security disability benefits ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the claimant in Mathews v. Eldridge ⓘ |
| occupation | disability benefits recipient (at time of litigation) ⓘ |
| opposedPartyInCase | F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyTo | Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | challenged constitutionality of administrative procedures for benefit termination ⓘ |
| propertyInterestClaimed | continued receipt of Social Security disability benefits ⓘ |
| rightInvoked | right to notice and opportunity to be heard before deprivation of property interest in benefits ⓘ |
| roleInCourtCase | respondent in Mathews v. Eldridge ⓘ |
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