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· 3/26/1999

Hung NGUYEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Defendant, Appellee

Citations

  • 172 F.3d 31
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 7248
  • 1999 WL 195931

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing 20 that as a lay person, the ALJ is “simply not qualified to interpret raw medical data 21 in functional terms”
  • noting that “[a]s a 25 lay person . . . the ALJ was simply not qualified to interpret raw medical data in functional terms”
  • “The ALJ’s findings . . . are not conclusive when derived by ignoring evidence, misapplying the law, or judging matters entrusted to experts.”
  • as a lay person, the ALJ is “simply not qualified to interpret raw medical data in functional terms”
  • “As a 20 lay person, ... the ALJ was simply not qualified to interpret raw medical data in functional terms 21 and no medical opinion supported the determination.”
  • “The ALJ’s findings of fact are conclusive when supported by substantial evidence, but are not conclusive when derived by ignoring evidence, misapplying the law, or judging matters entrusted to experts.”

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Judges: Torruella, Boudin, Lipez

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