SIMS v. BARNHART

No. 05-1507.

442 F.3d 536 (2006)

Sandra K. SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick H. Mulvany (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James B. Geren (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, MANION, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Sandra Sims was turned down by an administrative law judge for social security disability benefits sought by her on the ground that she is severely impaired by somatoform disorder. She appeals from the district court's rejection of her challenge to the administrative law judge's decision. That decision is exceptionally thorough and in trying to pick it apart Sims's lawyer shows a lack of awareness of the limitations of "substantial evidence...

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