Legal Opinion

Bernardo A. Torres v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 3, 2005No. Docket 03-6262PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Jacobs joins the opinion and concurs in a separate opinion.

RAKOFF, District Judge.

In May 2002, the Appeals Council of the Social Security Administration (the “SSA”) denied appellant Bernardo Torres’ appeal from a denial by an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) of Torres’ application for disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program. Torres had 60 days to challenge this denial by bringing a complaint in the district court, but it was not until October 17, 2002 that Torres, acting pro se, did so. In response to the Government’s subsequent motion to dismiss Torres…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Bowen v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Heriberto Baldayaque v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  4. Frank Smaldone v. Daniel Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  5. State of New York v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by80 opinions

  1. Clark v. HanleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2023
  2. Jackson v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Doe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2023
  4. Clement v. United Homes, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2012
  5. Dennis Thomas Thompson v. Nancy A. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

75 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API