Sonya Hunter v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “[g]ood cause exists ‘where the doctor’s opinion was not bolstered by the evidence, or where the evidence supported a contrary finding.’”
• concluding that ALJ’s rationale for assigning less weight to treating physician’s opinion, based on his finding that the opinion was inconsistent with medical records and other evidence, was adequate
• noting that “[a] decision is not evidence any more than evidence is a decision[,]” though indicating the evidence supporting the other decision could be relevant
• “In determining whether substantial evidence supports a decision, we give great deference to the ALJ’s factfindings.”
• “In determining whether substantial evidence supports a decision, we give great deference to the ALJ’s fact findings.”
• “In determining whether substantial evidence supports a decision, we give great deference to the ALJ’s factfindings.”

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Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Irey
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-07-29· cited 1,965×
• Christi L. Moore v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart
  Eleventh Circuit· 2005-04-12· cited 1,719×
• Lewis v. Callahan
  Eleventh Circuit· 1997-10-29· cited 1,332×
• Ingram v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
  Eleventh Circuit· 2007-08-23· cited 1,191×
• Falge v. Apfel
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-08-14· cited 532×
• L.G. CAULDER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-06-17· cited 172×
• Allen v. Commissioner of Social Security
  Sixth Circuit· 2009-03-27· cited 135×
• Luna v. Astrue
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-10-12· cited 128×
• Black Diamond Coal Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-09-25· cited 14×