HINES v. BARNHART

No. 05-1299.

453 F.3d 559 (2006)

Jeffery HINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Catherine Yvonne Hancock, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Susan Marie O'Malley, Keel, O'Malley, L.L.P., Tarboro, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Frank D. Whitney, United States Attorney, Thomas M. Bondy, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, GREGORY, Circuit Judge, and WALTER D. KELLEY, JR., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KELLEY wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge GREGORY concurred.

OPINION

KELLEY, District Judge.

Sickle Cell Disease ("SCD"), also known as sickle cell anemia, is a blood disorder that principally afflicts individuals of African and Indian descent. The disease leaves its victims easily fatigued and often suffering from episodes of acute pain. SCD is...

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