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Government
Social Security Administration
Disability Insurance Benefits

Octavio J. Henderson v. Carolyn J. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security

Published: Apr. 30, 2016 | Result Date: Feb. 3, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 1:14-cv-01161-LJO-SKO Bench Decision –  Reversal

Court

USDC Eastern


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Roger D. Drake
(Drake & Drake PC)


Defendant

Jennifer A. Kenney
(Social Security Administration)

Alyson A. Berg
(Office of the U.S. Attorney)


Facts

Octavio Henderson filed a complaint against Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, seeking to overturn the decision of the administrative law judge's decision to overturn the Commissioner's denial of his application for Supplemental Security Income.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff allegedly suffered from a disability due to physical limitations and applied for SSI, but was denied.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
The Commissioner did not find plaintiff disabled and the ALJ agreed. The ALJ determined plaintiff could work with certain accommodations, and upheld the Commissioner's denial of SSI benefits.

Result

This court overturned the ALJ's findings and ordered judgment entered in favor of Henderson.


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