Legal Opinion

Amy L. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, D. Nevada

Decided August 12, 2026No. 2:25-cv-01231Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 4 * * * 5 Amy L., Case No. 2:25-cv-01231-DJA 6 Plaintiff, 7 Order v. 8 Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social 9 Security, 10 Defendant. 11 12 Plaintiff appeals the ALJ’s decision finding her not disabled. She argues that the Appeals 13 Council considered new evidence that would have altered the outcome of the case if considered 14 by the ALJ. She also contends that the ALJ’s RFC is not supported by substantial evidence 15 because the ALJ relied on her lay opinion to create it, because the ALJ should have further 16 developed the record,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Karen Garrison v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  2. Lester v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  3. Treichler v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  4. Kim Brown-Hunter v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  5. Bray v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009

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