Legal Opinion

Fischer-Ross v. Barnhart

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 16, 2005No. 04-3509PublishedCited by 740 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

In Clifton v. Chater, 79 F.3d 1007 (10th Cir.1996), we reversed a decision denying a Social Security claimant disability benefits because the administrative law judge (ALJ) “did not discuss the evidence or his reasons for determining that [claimant] was not disabled at step three” of the mandated five-part sequential evaluation process. Id.- at 1008-1010. We concluded the ALJ’s “bare conclusion [was] beyond meaningful judicial review.” Id. at 1009. Relying on Clifton, the district court in this case held an ALJ’s similarly terse step three analysis required reversal.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bowen v. YuckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Glen W. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  3. Ethel Burnett v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  4. Evon HUDSON, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITYCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  5. Danny CLIFTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996

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