Legal Opinion
Newton v. Apfel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2000No. 98-11172PublishedCited by 811 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATLAS, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Gloria D. Newton, filed a civil action under Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to obtain judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”) denying Newton’s claim for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The district court affirmed the decision of the Commissioner, and Newton appealed. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
Because the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) failed to give sufficient weight to the opinion of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Ysabel Rosa v. John S. Callahan, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Rita Schaal v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, 1 Dockets 96-6212, 96-6316Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Patricia GREENSPAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Allen R. Prosch v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Travis RIPLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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