JONES v. SHALALA

No. 92-3342.

21 F.3d 191 (1994)

Jimmie L. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Hodge, Thomas Yates, Robert E. Lehrer, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, and Rebecca L. Saunders (argued), Legal Assistance Foundation, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael C. Messer (argued), Dept. of Health and Human Services, Region V, Office of the Gen. Counsel and Michele M. Fox, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Appellate Section, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

This is the unusual but not unprecedented case in which a person who has a good income, entirely from criminal activities, argues that nevertheless he is permanently disabled from engaging in substantial gainful employment and is therefore entitled to social security disability benefits. 42 U.S.C. § 1382(a)(1)(A).

The Social Security Administration's regulations establish a series of hurdles that an applicant for disability benefits...

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