Chipoco v. Social Security Administration

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA GUILLERMO ROLANDO CHIPOCO, : Civil No. 1:21-cv-1154 : Plaintiff : : v. : : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, : Acting Commissioner of Social Security1, : : Defendant : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction This Social Security appeal aptly illustrates the challenges which Administrative Law Judges face when attempting to address pro se litigant claims, as well as the perils of proceeding without counsel in this complex and highly technical field. The plaintiff, Guillermo Chipoco, who is representing himself in…