Legal Opinion

Margaree ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 23, 1989No. 88-8680PublishedCited by 139 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Appellant asks us to vacate the district court’s judgment, which affirmed the Secretary’s decision denying her application for social security benefits, and to remand the case to the Secretary for further proceedings. She makes two points: (1) the Administrative Law Judge (AU) erred in relying on the Medical Vocation Guidelines, the “Grids,” rather than the opinion of a vocational expert in deciding the question of appellant’s disability; and (2) the AU erred in rejecting as incredible appellant’s complaints of pain. We find no merit in appellant’s second point. We do believe, however, that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Sue HALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Thelma L. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Dale J. MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Marvia A. Cowart, Ssn Rxz-Lh-Flse v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by139 opinions

  1. Renee S. Phillips v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Josephine A. FOOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Andrew T. Wilson v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  4. Tommy J. Marbury v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  5. John E. WOLFE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996

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