COLLINS v. APFEL

No. 98 C 1629.

31 F.Supp.2d 1057 (1998)

Mattie COLLINS, Plaintiff, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

December 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca L. Saunders, Law Office of Steven Coursey, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff.

Daniel Edward May, U.S. Attorney's Office, Chicago, IL, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, Chief Judge.

What is the weight of one gallon of water? The answer, which is easy enough to come by, has a surprising amount to do with this case, Mattie Collins's appeal of an administrative law judge's decision that she is not disabled and hence is not entitled to disability insurance benefits or supplemental security income.

The ALJ, following the five-step inquiry specified by the Social Security regulations...

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