Legal Opinion
Leggitt v. Sullivan
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided February 8, 1993No. Civ. A. 91 N 544PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NOTTINGHAM, District Judge.
Plaintiff Virginia M. Leggitt is a 52-year-old woman with an eighth grade education. Her work history is limited to labor-intensive jobs, including her last job at a ceramics factory which she left after seriously injuring her lower back. After a hearing, Leggitt’s application for benefits was denied by Administrative Law Judge (“AU”) Fredrick Strothman, who found that although Leggitt had a severe impairment, her complaints of pain were exaggerated and she could perform “light” work. Leggitt appealed that decision, and the Appeals…
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