Editing Mathews v. Eldridge

{{Infobox Case Brief
|court=Supreme Court of the United States
|date=February 24, 1976
|subject=Administrative Law
|facts=Eldridge received [[Social Security]] disability benefits.
|procedural_history=Eldridge (plaintiff) files a federal lawsuit because his disability benefits were terminated without a hearing (due process).

F. David Mathews (defendant) was the 11th US Secretary of Health and Human Services (1975 - 1977).
|issues=To act in accordance with the '''due process clause''', is an administrative hearing necessary prior to the termination of Social Security disability benefits?
|holding=The medical report showing that Eldridge is no longer disabled is sufficient for terminating his disability benefits; Eldridge's due process rights weren't violated in the absence of a termination hearing.
|rule=The [https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-5/mathews-test Mathews test] involves
#the private interest affected by the official action;
#the risk of erroneous deprivation 
#the government’s interest.

This test is used when the US government deprives a person of (1) life, (2) liberty, or (3) property interest. It is the test of '''<span style="background:magenta">procedural</span> due process'''.
|comments=*[[Section_1983_Litigation/Constitutional_Rights_Enforceable_Under_%C2%A7_1983#Eldridge_Balancing]]
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