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RUCKER v. CHATER

No. 95-3045.

92 F.3d 492 (1996)

Helen L. RUCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1996.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jamie Andree, (argued), Colleen Cotter, Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Incorporated, Bloomington, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Judith A. Stewart, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, Gary A. Sultz, (argued), Marc Mates, Department of Health and Human Services, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Helen Rucker wants to use the doctrine of collateral estoppel offensively in her second application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security disability (collectively "disability") benefits. According to Rucker, collateral estoppel should have precluded the second Administrative Law Judge from making certain findings that differed from the results of her first administrative hearing. The district court disagreed and upheld the...

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