O'KANE v. APFEL

No. 99-2572.

224 F.3d 686 (2000)

James O'KANE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 23, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence S. Schaner, Matthew J. Thomas (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Matthew D. Tanner, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Civil Div., Chicago, IL, Anne Murphy (argued) Department of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In 1993, James O'Kane applied for disability benefits. The Social Security Administration denied his application. After unsuccessfully appealing his claims administratively, O'Kane filed suit against Kenneth S. Apfel, the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner"), asking the district court to reverse the decision of the Administrative Law Judge who denied O'Kane's benefits claims. Both parties moved for summary judgment. The district...

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