Tinker v. Barnhart

ORDER 2

JOYNER, United States Magistrate Judge.

Now before the Court is Plaintiffs appeal of a decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”) denying her claim for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

Plaintiff alleges that she is disabled due primarily to severe pain in her low back, knees and ankles, asthma and depression. The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), Steven C. Calvarese, denied benefits at step five of the sequential evaluation process used by the Commissioner to evaluate disability claims. The ALJ…