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· 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

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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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