Cases

*6 ORDER John J. McConnell, Jr., United States District Judge Days before her Social Security disability hearing, claimant Brenda Lois Howe’s counsel sent the Administrative Law Judge Martha Bower a medical record that he did not submit with all of the other records due to a clerical error. The ALJ, without explanation or comment, refused to acc

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge. Plaintiff Susan Cookson brings this action for judicial review of the Social Security Commissioner’s (“the Commissioner”) final decision, as issued in accordance with the ruling of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), denying her claim for Disability Income Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits under Title

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge. This matter is before the Court on Mr. Renaud’s Motion for Reversal (ECF No. 6) of the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) affirming the denial of supplemental security income (SSI) benefits to him on his claim of total disability. The Commissioner has filed a Motion to Affirm. (ECF No. 7). For the reasons stated' below, the

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge. Plaintiff Lee Ferguson, Jr., brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to review a final decision of the Social Security Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) finding that he was not disabled.1 The Commissioner issued a final decision, in accordance with the ruling of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), denyin

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge. This matter is before the Court for review of the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ’s”) decision denying an application for supplemental security income (“SSI”) submitted by Kathryn L. Hall. Ms. Hall filed her SSI application on March 9, 2009, claiming a disability onset date of January 17, 1976. Trans. 20.1 Ms. Hall al

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge. Plaintiff Dale W. Rankin brings this action for judicial review of the Social Security Commissioner’s (“the Commissioner”) final decision, as issued in accordance with the ruling of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) on March 15, 2012, denying his claim for Disability Income Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) u

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge. Robert Bouvier seeks attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) (ECF No. 15) after this Court issued judgment in his favor (ECF No. 14) concerning his application for Social Security disability benefits. The Commissioner objects to an award of fees (ECF No. 16) claiming that she was “substantially justified” in defen

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge. Before the Court is Plaintiff Lisa Fleet-wood’s Motion to Reverse and/or Remand the denial of her minor child C.F.’s application for Supplemental Security Income *201(“SSI”) under the Social Security Act (“the Act”). (ECF No. 8). Carolyn W. Colvin, Commissioner of Social Securi

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENISE J. CASPER, District Judge. I. Introduction Plaintiff Waineshet Tefera (“Tefera”) was overpaid Social Security benefits at various points between April 1995 and August 2003. R. 16-17.1 Tefera sought waiver of overpayment recovery and the Social Security Administration (“the SSA”) denied Tefera’s request. R. 20, 62, 65-6

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN M. GERRARD, District Judge. The claimants, Francis and Francella Wiles, were overpaid child’s survivor insurance benefits by the Social Security Administration (SSA). They sought to have recovery of the overpayments waived pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 404(b), but their requests were denied. Before the Court are their appeals from those decisions. The Court has considered the partie

MEMORANDUM OPINION NORMAN K. MOON, District Judge. This matter is before the Court on the parties’ cross Motions for Summary Judgment (docket nos. 11 and 13), the Report & Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Robert S. Ballou (docket no. 17, hereinafter “R & R”), and Plaintiffs Objections to the R & R (docket no. 19). Pursuant to Standing Order 2011-17 and 28 U.S.C. § 63

ENTRY AND ORDER OVERRULING YATES’ OBJECTIONS (Doc. # 16) TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. # 15) IN ITS ENTIRETY; AFFIRMING THE COMMISSIONER’S FINAL NON-DISABILITY DETERMINATION AND TERMINATING THIS CASE THOMAS M. ROSE, District Judge. Patricia Yates (“Yates”) brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for judicia

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BOWLING, Justice, for the Court: Appellant James E. McConnell, Jr., filed his bill of complaint in the Chancery Court of Lowndes County against appellee Nancy Lea McConnell, his former wife, asking for alternative relief. The complaint alleged that both parties owned an undivided interest in two commercial lots in the City of Columbus, Mississippi; appellee having secured her title by a d

920 S.W.2d 688 (1996) Gerald D. COLVIN, Jr. and Amsouth Bancorporation, Appellants, v. ALTA MESA RESOURCES, INC., Appellee. No. 01-94-00228-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.). January 11, 1996. Rehearing Overruled February 29, 1996. L. Glen Kratochvil, Houston, for Appellants. Richard J. White, Houston, for Appellee.

107 B.R. 543 (1989) In re INTER-AMERICA MINERALS, INC. Debtor. Joe COLVIN, Trustee, v. K.W. WELL SERVICE, INC. Civ. A. No. 4-87-731-K. United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division. August 14, 1989. Brian S. Book, Dallas, for trustee. *544 Brian E. Cutbirth, McDonald & Cutbirth, Abilene, Tex., for K

101 Ariz. 538 (1966) 421 P.2d 895 In the Matter of the ESTATE of Lucene Loba McCONNELL, Deceased. Mary Elizabeth GLASS, John Loba McConnell and Lucene Worley, Appellants, v. George C. MACKIN and Anna Marie Mackin, as individuals, and George C. Mackin, as Executor, Appellees. No. 7785. Supreme Court of Arizona. In Banc. December 21, 1966.

Mr. Justice Soholfield delivered the opinion of the Court: So far as the case now before us differs from what it was when it was here before, (McConnell et al. v. The People, for use of Purvines, 71 Ill. 481,) it is in favor of the appellants. The suit is for the balance collected on execution, after satisfying the amount due thereon. The eviden

John J. McConnell, Jr., United States District Judge The Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a), (d) (EAJA), provides that "the government shall pay the attorneys' fees of parties that prevail against it in civil litigation,2 if the Court finds that the government's position w

JOHN J. MCCONNELL, JR., United States District Judge Marasco & Nesselbush, LLP ("M & N") has sued the Social Security Administration ("SSA") and employees Tara Collins, Carolyn Tedino, and Jane Doe, alleging that the Defendants have unlawfully discriminated and retaliated against M & N through their arbitrary and irrational conduct regarding the payment of attorney's fees in Social Security disability cases. Defendants n