· 2/24/1989
Robert FISHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Citations
- 869 F.2d 1055
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 3612
- 1989 WL 25493
How courts have described this case
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- holding that remand is inappropriate unless there is reason to believe that remand would lead to a different result
- holding that “[n]o principle of administrative law or common sense requires us to remand a case in quest of a perfect opinion unless there is reason to believe that the remand might lead to a different result”
- holding remand is not required unless there is reason to believe that it might lead to a different result
- noting that “hallmark of light exertion work is that it ‘requires a good deal of walking or standing - the primary difference between sedentary and most light jobs’” (emphasis supplied by Plaintiff
- stating that “[n]o principle of administrative law or common sense requires [a court] to remand a case . . . unless there is reason to believe that the remand might lead to a different result”
- observing that “[n]o principle of administrative law or common sense requires us to remand a case in quest of a perfect opinion unless there is reason to believe that the remand might lead to a different result”
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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Kanne
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