Legal Opinion

Wirth v. Barnhart

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided May 12, 2004No. 02-C-1249PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Audrey Wirth applied for social security disability benefits on March 20, 2000, alleging that she was unable to work due to back pain and depression. Her application was denied initially and on reconsideration, .after which she requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Plaintiff appeared at the hearing pro se, and the ALJ took testimony from plaintiff, plaintiffs daughter and a vocational expert (VE).

On June 17, 2002, the ALJ issued a decision finding plaintiff not disabled. The ALJ followed the familiar five…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Donna J. Clifford v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  3. Joseph A. Zurawski v. William A. Halter, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, .Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Julian DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Janet L. FAUCHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Ronald L. Faucher, Plaintiff, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wirth v. BarnhartDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2004
  2. Shoulars v. AstrueDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2009
  3. Henson v. BarnhartDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2005
  4. Barnes v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2025
  5. Kelso v. SaulDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020

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