Legal Opinion

Forney v. Chater

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 4, 1997No. 95-35560PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Sandra K. Forney appeals the district court’s order that remanded to the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Forney’s application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. A threshold issue is whether Forney, who has prevailed in district court to the extent of winning a remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), may now appeal the district court’s ruling to this court. We conclude that she may not, and accordingly dismiss the appeal.

I. Facts

Forney applied for disability benefits in 1991. Her application was denied and she requested a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  3. Electrical Fittings Corp. v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. Charles W. Travelstead, Claimant-Appellee v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary, of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  5. Luben Industries, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Forney v. ApfelSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Charles M. McCarthy Jr. v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. 52 soc.sec.rep.ser. 800, unempl.ins.rep. (Cch) P 15694b, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1589, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3067 Sandra K. Forney v. Shirley S. Chater, Secretary, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  4. Byron R. Lee v. John J. Callahan, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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