Legal Opinion
Robert F. CALLAGHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 1993No. 92-2827PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.
What is substantial gainful activity? That is the issue at the heart of Robert F. Callaghan’s appeal to this court. Mr. Callaghan claims he is physically unable to do substantial gainful activity and therefore is entitled to Social Security disability insurance benefits. The Social Security Administration, an Administrative Law Judge, and a federal district court disagree. So must we.
I. FACTS
Mr. Callaghan suffers from a bad back. He says he cannot bend and has trouble sitting or standing for more than a half-hour. His back problems stem from a 1961…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Walker v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Roscoe CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Thomas Eads, Jr. v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Barbara J. STEVENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Raymond CORRAO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Dotson v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- William E. WOLFE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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