Legal Opinion

Washington v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, D. South Carolina

Decided September 21, 2009No. C/A 8:08-2592-RBHPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

R. BRYAN HARWELL, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Michelle S. Washington, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to obtain judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her claim for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and security income benefits (“SSI”) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.

The role of the federal judiciary in the administrative scheme established by the Social Security Act is a limited one. Section 405(g) of that Act provides: “The findings of the Commissioner as to any fact, if supported by substantial…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Sullivan v. ZebleySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Jackie L. HAYS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  5. Charles M. Laws v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. STATON v. O'MALLEYDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2024
  3. Thomas v. Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2019

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