Legal Opinion

Wallace v. Colvin

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 27, 2016No. 14 CV 50359PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Iain D. Johnston, United States Magistrate Judge

Allegedly, Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Regardless of whether Einstein truly made this observation, this appeal is evidence that, at times, Social Security proceedings border on madness. This is one of those cases. This case involves a complete failure by a federal agency to follow a court order, which specifically found that the agency had failed to follow its own regulations. Apparently, the agency believed that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Elder v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. Darius Scott v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. Berger v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. Donald ROHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  3. Arambasich v. SaulDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020
  4. Ballard v. SaulDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2023
  5. Bankdirect Capital Finance, LLC v. Capital Premium Financing, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018

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