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BRITTON v. ASTRUE

No. 07-1547.

521 F.3d 799 (2008)

Shirley BRITTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 10, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Schultz (argued), Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Suzanne E. Lohmeyer Duman (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Shirley Britton, a fifty-year-old obese woman who suffers from chronic pain, depression, and other ailments, has been trying to get Social Security benefits since 1997. At her third hearing before an administrative law judge ("ALJ"), her lawyer questioned the foundation of testimony by a vocational expert ("VE") that a significant number of jobs are available to someone with Britton's characteristics. The ALJ offered to have the VE provide the data she...

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