NELMS v. ASTRUE

No. 08-1774.

553 F.3d 1093 (2009)

Theodis NELMS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nastassia G. Johnson, Attorney (argued), Law Offices of Barry A. Schultz, P.C., Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Cristine Bautista, Attorney (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, EVANS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Theodis Nelms, Jr., sought Social Security disability benefits, but an administrative law judge determined that he can perform light work. On appeal Nelms, who was without counsel before the ALJ, contends that the ALJ did not adequately develop the record in violation of his duty to unrepresented claimants. Additionally, Nelms argues that the ALJ ignored certain environmental restrictions when assessing Nelms's residual functional capacity....

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