Keri Putman v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

Keri Putman appeals the district court’s order affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) denial of disability insurance ' benefits, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). She argues that the ALJ legally erred by giving insufficient weight to the medical opinion of her treating psychologist and by giving greater weight to the opinion of a non-examining consulting physician. She also contends that the Appeals Council failed to properly consider the additional evidence she presented, and that the ALJ who decided her claim denied her a fair hearing because of his alleged bias against Social…