Legal Opinion
Wells v. Barnhart
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 19, 2003No. CIV.A. 02-11798-WGYPublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
This is an action under sections 205(g) and 1631(c)(3) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C §§ 405(g) and 1383(c)(3). The plaintiff, Sandra Wells 1 (“Wells”), seeks declaratory relief and judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits and for supplemental security income benefits. Wells argues that the Commissioner’s decision is legally erroneous and not based on substantial evidence. She therefore asks this Court either to reverse and order the…
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