Cases

636 F.Supp.2d 127 (2009) Solomon ROSS, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. Civil Action No. 02-553 (RBW). United States District Court, District of Columbia. July 24, 2009. *129 Stephen F. Shea, Elkind & Shea, Silver Spring, MD, for Plaintiff. Fred Elmore Haynes, U.S. Attorney's

MEMORANDUM OPINION RICHARD G. ANDREWS, District Judge: I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Barbara Neff appeals the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act. Jurisdiction exists pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Pending before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment filed by Neff and the Commissioner. (D

*1058 ORDER JOHN A. ROSS, District Judge. This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Thomas C. Mummert, filed January 23, 2013 (ECF No. 25). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Mummert. Magistrate Judge Mummert recommends that the Court affirm

781 F.Supp.2d 898 (2011) Crishanna A. SATTERWAITE, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. No. CV 09-01974-PHX-EHC. United States District Court, D. Arizona. February 24, 2011. *901 Mark Ross Caldwell, Caldwell & Ober PLLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff. Dorrelyn Kay Dietrich, Social S

ORDER JAMES A. TEILBORG, District Judge. Background Plaintiff appeals from Defendant’s denial of her claim for social security disability benefits. Defendant, upon review of the record, concedes that this Court should remand this case to the agency. The dispute between the parties arises over whether this Court should remand for an immediate award of benefits or for further proceedings to

MEMORANDUM ** Wilfred Trego appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of Social Security upholding the denial of Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income under Title II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Trego argues the district court erred by finding the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) denial of benefits was supported by substantial evide

790 F.Supp.2d 209 (2011) Andrea Y. FERGUSON, Plaintiff, v. Michael ASTRUE, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant. Civ. No. 10-333-SLR. United States District Court, D. Delaware. June 6, 2011. *210 Angela Pinto Ross, Esq. of Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya, Wilmington, DE, for Plaintiff. Charles M.

MEMORANDUM ** The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) did not err in relying on Dr. Watkins’s evaluation of Korenica’s mental residual functional capacity. When a claimant objects to being examined by a medical source, the ALJ may reschedule the examination with a different medical source without first determining whether there was good cause for such an objection. See 20 C.F.R. § 416.919j. The regulati

MEMORANDUM ** The ALJ gave specific, clear, and convincing reasons for his adverse credibility determination, which was supported by substantial evidence in the record. See Lingenfelter v. Astrue, 504 F.3d 1028, 1036 (9th Cir.2007). Castaneda claimed he had difficulty standing and walking and that he used a cane and a back brace. The ALJ noted, however, that Castaneda was not using an ambulatory dev

MEMORANDUM * Diane Kennelly appeals the district court’s decision affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) denial of Social Security disability benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. A district court’s decision upholding the ALJ’s denial of Social Security disability benefits is reviewed de novo. See Tommasetti v. Astrue, 533 F.3d

MEMORANDUM *** Tina Grisham challenges the determination that she is not eligible for disability *536benefits under the Social Security Act. Grisham contends, among other things, that pain due to multiple ventral hernias and accompanying stomach surgeries precludes her from working. She specifically argues that the Administrative Law Judge

MEMORANDUM * Diane Kennelly appeals the district court’s decision affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) denial of Social Security disability benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. A district court’s decision upholding the ALJ’s denial of Social Security disability benefits is reviewed de novo. See Tommasetti v. Astrue, 533 F.3d

MEMORANDUM *** Tina Grisham challenges the determination that she is not eligible for disability *536benefits under the Social Security Act. Grisham contends, among other things, that pain due to multiple ventral hernias and accompanying stomach surgeries precludes her from working. She specifically argues that the Administrative Law Judge

MEMORANDUM * Keith Fliss appeals the judgment entered by the Magistrate Judge affirming *442the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration that adopted the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ’s”) denial of Fliss’s claim for disability benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.1

MEMORANDUM ** Wilfred Trego appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of Social Security upholding the denial of Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income under Title II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Trego argues the district court erred by finding the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) denial of benefits was supported by substantial evide

MEMORANDUM ** Charles Ferrante appeals the order of the district affirming the Commissioner’s decision that Ferrante is not eligible for Disability Insurance or Social Security Insurance benefits. We affirm. Although failure to seek treatment for alleged depression does not constitute a legitimate reason to reject a diagnosis of depression, Nguyen v. Chater, 100 F.3d 1462, 1465

MEMORANDUM ** The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) did not err in relying on Dr. Watkins’s evaluation of Korenica’s mental residual functional capacity. When a claimant objects to being examined by a medical source, the ALJ may reschedule the examination with a different medical source without first determining whether there was good cause for such an objection. See 20 C.F.R. § 416.919j. The regulati

MEMORANDUM *** Steven R. Avendano appeals the district court’s denial of his summary judgment motion and grant of summary judgment for the Commissioner of Social Security. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we review the district court’s holding de novo, Lingenfelter v. Astrue, 504 F.3d 1028, 1035 (9th Cir.2007). We reverse and remand with instructions to remand to the Commissio

MEMORANDUM ** Appellant, Bonnie D. Wallace, appeals the district court’s affirmance of the Social Security Administration Commissioner’s final decision denying her application for benefits. In a comprehensive decision, the district court reviewed the administrative law judge’s (“ALJ’s”) findings and the determinations that Wallace’s testimony lacked credibility and that the opinion of the treating physicia

MEMORANDUM ** The ALJ gave specific, clear, and convincing reasons for his adverse credibility determination, which was supported by substantial evidence in the record. See Lingenfelter v. Astrue, 504 F.3d 1028, 1036 (9th Cir.2007). Castaneda claimed he had difficulty standing and walking and that he used a cane and a back brace. The ALJ noted, however, that Castaneda was not using an ambulatory dev