Legal Opinion
Castano v. Astrue
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 4, 2009No. 08 Civ. 3917(BMC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
COGAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff challenges defendant’s denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. Plaintiff suffers from two impairments: the lasting effects of an injured back, and an affective (mental) disorder. In his motion for judgment on the pleadings, plaintiff argues that the Administrative Law Judge ignored critical medical evidence; improperly rejected treating physician reports; and failed to consider the functional limitations imposed on plaintiff by his affective disorder.
I hold that plaintiff is correct as to the first two of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Moran v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Elmer G. Berry v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- William E. Butts v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Alfred MIMMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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