Legal Opinion
Millen v. Astrue
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 24, 2011No. Civil Action 10-109-GWUPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
G. WIX UNTHANK, Senior District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff brought this action to obtain judicial review of an administrative denial of her application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)- The appeal is currently before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment.
APPLICABLE LAW
The Commissioner is required to follow a five-step sequential evaluation process in assessing whether a claimant is disabled.
1. Is the claimant currently engaged in substantial gainful activity? If so, the claimant is not disabled and the claim is denied.
2. If the claimant is not currently…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Clarence WALTERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Douglas GARNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Eddie W. ABBOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis M. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Janet L. FAUCHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Ronald L. Faucher, Plaintiff, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Ealy v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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