Legal Opinion
Shafer v. Barnhart
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 2005No. 03-15887PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Plaintiff-Appellant Patricia Shafer (“Shafer” or “Claimant”) appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment1 to Defendant-Appellee Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) affirming the Commissioner’s denial of Shafer’s application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381 et seq.
Shafer alleged disability from her former employment as an audit clerk stemming from chronic bronchitis, asthma, and a herniated and bulging disk. Upon performing the five step disability evaluation set forth in 20…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Smolen v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Lester v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Reddick v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Mary M. MAGALLANES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Bradbury v. BerryhillDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2020
- COLPRITT v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONERDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2022
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