· 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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