Legal Opinion
Distefano v. Berryhill
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 27, 2019No. 18 Civ. 721 (GWG)PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge
Plaintiff Gregory Distefano brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for judicial review of the final decision of the Acting Commissioner of Social Security (the "Commissioner") denying his claim for disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income under the Social Security Act (the "Act"). Both Distefano and the Commissioner have moved for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c).1 For the reasons stated below, the Commissioner's motion is granted and Distefano's motion is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Ysabel Rosa v. John S. Callahan, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Sullivan v. ZebleySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Brault v. Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
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3Cited by48 opinions
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