Cullotta v. Bowen

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Salvatore Cullotta (“Cullotta”) seeks judicial review of a final decision by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) denying Cullotta’s claim for disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits. Cullotta applied for benefits under Social Security Act (“Act”) §§ 216(i), 223 and 1602, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423 and 1381a, 1 claiming he had become disabled February 23, 1979. After a September 9, 1985 hearing (the “Hearing”), Administrative Law Judge (“AU”) John Evans denied Cullotta’s application January 30, 1986.…