Legal Opinion

James E. Forte v. Joanne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 29, 2004No. 03-2111PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

James E. Forte appeals from a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 1 upholding a final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) denying his application for disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433. We affirm.

Forte was born in 1955; he has a college degree in social sciences and work experience as a press operator and school teacher. In May 1999, he filed an application for disability insurance benefits, alleging a disability beginning in July 1998 due to back pain. After his application was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Espanola Masterson v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  2. Joyce Davis v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Nadine BENSKIN, Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Celestine BROWN, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. Paul Anderson, Jr. v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. McNamara v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  2. David W. Vandenboom v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. Gregory Smith v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  4. Jana Turpin v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  5. John Davis v. Andrew SaulCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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