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MENDEZ v. BARNHART

No. 05-2017.

439 F.3d 360 (2006)

Judith MENDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 28, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Daley, Jr., Barbara H. Borowski (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kimberly S. Cromer (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, MANION, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Judith Mendez, 22 years old at the time of her hearing before the administrative law judge, is borderline retarded and also suffers from depression; she has never been employed. She appeals from the judgment of the district court affirming the denial by the Social Security Administration of her application for disability benefits. Her composite score on IQ tests has ranged from 68 to 71; there is no suggestion that she was "playing dumb" in...

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