Theresa Stieberger v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal, hopefully the last chapter in a protracted social security disability litigation, see Stieberger v. Bowen, 801 F.2d 29 (2d Cir.1986) (vacating preliminary injunction); Stieberger v. Sullivan, 792 F.Supp. 1376 (S.D.N.Y.1992) (approving class action settlement), presents the issue of whether and under what standard a district court may review a disability claimant’s contention that the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) notice of the denial of her disability claim was ineffective because of her mental impairment. Theresa Stieberger appeals from…