Michael Ruotolo and Kathleen M. Ruotolo v. Department of Justice, Tax Division

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• holding that where both monetary and injunctive relief are sought, exhaustion of administrative remedies can be required
• observing that more weight is given to the treating 8 physician’s opinion than the opinion of a nontreating physician because a treating 9 physician is employed to cure and has a greater opportunity to know and observe the 10 patient as an individual
• affirming where “the 23 1 ALJ gave specific, legitimate reasons for rejecting the examining psychologist’s opinions and for 2 relying on the nonexamining medical expert’s opinion instead”
• denying summary judgment to an agency on the basis that the plaintiffs’ request failed to “reasonably describe” the records sought in part because the agency’s 5 The Court notes that 6 C.F.R. § 5.3(b
• where the opinions of non-examining 7 physicians do not contradict “all other evidence in the record,” 8 such opinions may furnish substantial evidence
• where the opinions of non-examining 5 physicians do not contradict “all other evidence in the record” an ALJ 6 properly may rely on these opinions

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