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· 2/21/1991

Ulysee BARRON, III, SSN: 263-06-9928, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 924 F.2d 227
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 2696
  • 1991 WL 11515

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the plaintiff has the burden to show that his impairments meet or equal a listed impairment
  • explaining that the claimant bears the burden of proof at step three
  • noting the ALJ’s decision will not be overturned so long as it is supported by substantial evidence, even where there is substantial evidence to the contrary
  • “The burden was [the claimant’s] to show that his impairments combined to meet or equal a listed impairment in Appendix 1 of Subpart P.”
  • “While the record does contain some evidence that is contrary to the ALJ’s determination, we are not permitted to reweigh the importance attributed to the medical evidence.”
  • “By section 321 of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, Congress has said that United States magistrates are now to be referred to as United States magistrate judges.”

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Judges: Cox, Hill, Gibson

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