Legal Opinion
Clark v. Colvin
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 11, 2016No. Civil No. 14-cv-02011 (APM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Section 405(h) of the Social Security Act, as codified, provides that “[t]he findings and decision of the Commissioner of Social Security after a hearing shall be binding upon all individuals who were parties to such hearing.” 42 U.S.C. § 405(h). Federal courts uniformly have held that Section 405(h) embodies the fundamental principles of res judicata, which limits relitigation of matters already decided. This case requires the court to apply those principles to Defendant Commissioner’s denial of Plaintiff Martha…
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