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· 6/16/1999

Lynch v. City of Boston

Citations

  • 180 F.3d 1
  • 52 Fed. R. Serv. 661
  • 15 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 305
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 13281
  • 1999 WL 387100

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  • ruling that a single decision by another court, applying precedent from outside this circuit, “is plainly insufficient” to overcome qualified immunity
  • confirming that the claimant bears the 15 burden of proof at steps one through four
  • stating that “objective reasonableness is a matter of law for the courts to decide, not a matter for the jury”
  • remanding the 8 matter to the Social Security Administration for reconsideration after finding the ALJ erred by offering 9 conclusions not supported by any medical evidence
  • appointing a physician expert witness where medical 24 testimony was not “particularly clear”
  • appointing a physician expert witness where medical 25 testimony was not “particularly clear”

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Judges: Stahl, Aldrich, Campbell

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