Legal Opinion

Spears v. Barnhart

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided March 28, 2002No. CIV.A. H-00-4024PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BOTLEY, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Ann Spears (“Spears”) brings this action seeking judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) denial of her claim for disability insurance benefits provided by Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 and 1883, et. seq. See Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum in Support (Entries # 13 and # 14). Spears contends the ALJ improperly failed to include limitations related to her severe depression in the Psychiatric Review Technique Form (“PRTF”), the residual functional…

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3Cited by6 opinions

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