KENDRICK v. SHALALA

No. 92-3077.

998 F.2d 455 (1993)

James KENDRICK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Robert Kassin, Edwardsville, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellee.

Frederick J. Hess, U.S. Atty., Laura J. Jones, Asst. U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, Donna L. Calvert, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Region V, Office of Gen. Counsel, Chicago, IL (argued), William E. Coonan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK and MANION, Circuit Judges, and ALDISERT, Senior Circuit Judge.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Federal disability benefits are awarded to those who are unable to pursue gainful employment. The process used to determine both a claimant's abilities and the work available in today's economy is partly adversarial and partly inquisitorial. A claimant may elect legal representation, but procedures are informal. See Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 400-01, 91 S.Ct. 1420, 1426-27, 28 L.Ed.2d 842...

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