Jessica Lynn Coffman v. Commissioner of Social Security
Published: Nov. 3, 2017 | Result Date: Sep. 22, 2017 |Case number: 4:16-cv-00101-KAW Summary Judgment – Defense
Judge
Court
USDC Northern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Lawrence D. Rohlfing
(Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing)
Vijay J. Patel
(Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP)
Defendant
Sharon Lahey
(Social Security Administration)
Facts
Plaintiff sought judicial review of the Commissioner of Social Security's decision denying plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended in her motion for summary judgment that the administrative law judge improperly rejected her consultative medical examiner's opinion and erred in assigning great weight to non-examining physicians.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant contended in her cross-motion for summary judgment that the decision to deny benefits was supported by substantial evidence.
Result
The court denied plaintiff's motion and granted defendant's cross-motion.
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