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Reversed and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge KEENAN joined. DUNCAN, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff-Appellant Constance L. Patterson (“Patterson”) appeals from a district-court order affirming the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) decision to deny her application for disability

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PERIKLI S. Z.,1 Plaintiff, Case No.: 1:20-CV-00812-BAH-RMM v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff Perikli S. Z. (“Plaintiff” or “Mr. Z.”), appearing pro se, seeks the reversal of a decision of the Commissioner of t

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FERNANDO FONTANEZ, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-2844 (RDM) U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Sometimes, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) pays someone too much money. Receiving a

Order After Michael Sanders applied for disability insurance benefits, an administrative law judge determined that because of his depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and personality disorder, he could no longer perform his job as a deputy sheriff. But the ALJ found that he could perform “a full range of work at all exertional levels but with the following nonexertional limitations: [he] may not work in excessively noisy

USCA11 Case: 22-11103 Document: 38-1 Date Filed: 01/03/2024 Page: 1 of 34 [PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-11103 ____________________ MARCUS RAPER,

ORDER VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS, District Judge. Pending before the court is Plaintiffs Motion for an Award of Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (the “EAJA”) (Doc. 12) (the “EAJA Motion”),1 filed on December 5, 2013. On December 9, 2013, the court entered an order directing Defendant to show cause within twenty (20) days why the EAJA Motion

MEMORANDUM OPINION KARON OWEN BOWDRE, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION On March 10, 2008, the claimant, Earnestine Sanders, applied for social security insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, a period of disability under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The claimant alleges disability com

OPINION and ORDER ROBERT L. MILLER, JR., District Judge. Plaintiff Johnice Sanders seeks judicial review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision denying her application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381, et seq. The court has jurisdiction over this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1383(c).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KORY D.,1 Plaintiff, Case No.: 1:20-cv-3571-RMM v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI,2 Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Kory D. (“Mr. D.”) brings this action under a provision of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (the “Act”), seeking revi

USCA11 Case: 20-11862 Date Filed: 09/21/2021 Page: 1 of 20 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 20-11862 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 8:18-cv-02773-PDB ANTONIO VIVE

ORDER Marlon T. Sanders, a pro se Georgia resident, has filed two appeals from a district court judgment dismissing his attempt to obtain social security disability benefits. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. RApp. P. 34(a). On November 4, 2002, S

OPINION MERRITT, Circuit Judge. Ricky Lee Smith filed an application for supplemental security income resulting from disability. A hearing was conducted before an administrative law judge (“ALJ”). The ALJ issued an unfavorable decision, finding that Smith was not disabled under the Social Security Act. The notice of.decision stated that Smith had sixty d

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGGIE B. WALTON, United States District Judge The plaintiffs, Tina Heard, Pearline Snow, and Carolyn Graham, filed this putative class action against the defendants — the United States Social Security Administration (“SSA”), the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), and the District of Columbia (“District”)— challengi

MEMORANDUM OPINION Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, United States District Court Judge This matter is before the Court on the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint [ECF No. 9]. For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be granted. I. BACKGROUND The plaintiff, a resident of the Philippines,

ORDER Ronald Lee Sanders appeals a district court judgment which affirmed the denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. The parties have waived oral argument, and the panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed in this case. Fed. RApp. P. 34(a). Sanders alleged that he became disabled in 1999, primarily due to back pain and depression. An administrative law judge (“

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ ) ERNEST A. COST, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-2226 (RWR) ) SOCIAL SECURITY ) ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defenda

770 F.Supp.2d 45 (2011) Ernest A. COST, Plaintiff, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. Civil Action No. 08-2226 (RWR). United States District Court, District of Columbia. March 15, 2011. *47 Ernest A. Cost, pro se. Fred Elmore Haynes, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Defendant. MEMOR

MARCUS, Circuit Judge: The disability programs administered under the Social Security Act "are of a size and extent difficult to comprehend." Richardson v. Perales , 402 U.S. 389 , 399,

703 F.Supp.2d 27 (2010) Michael D.J. EISENBERG, Plaintiff, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION and Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendants. Civil Action No. 08-1978 (CKK). United States District Court, District of Columbia. March 29, 2010. *28 Michael D.J. Eisenberg, Vienna, VA, pro se. Fr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MICHAEL D. J. EISENBERG, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 08-1978 (CKK) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION and MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (March 29, 2010) Plaintiff Mi