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BERGER v. ASTRUE

No. 07-1295.

516 F.3d 539 (2008)

John E. BERGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 8, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana W. Duncan (argued), Schmidt, Grace & Duncan, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Shefali Baltz (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, John Berger, appeals the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of disability benefits for his back impairment. After the Commissioner's denial, Berger sought review in the district court, arguing that the ALJ misread the medical evidence and unjustifiably discounted the credibility of his testimony. The magistrate judge, in a well-reasoned and comprehensive opinion, recommended affirming the Commissioner's denial. The...

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