SCHAAF v. ASTRUE

No. 09-2820.

602 F.3d 869 (2010)

Sean T. SCHAAF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Sempf, Attorney (argued), Novitzke, Gust, Sempf & Whitley, Amery, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gary A. Sultz, Attorney, Elizabeth Barry, Attorney (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the Regional Chief Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Sean Schaaf applied for Social Security disability benefits after he lost partial use of one arm in a snowmobile accident, claiming that he no longer could perform his past job as a mason or any other job. The Social Security Administration denied his claim after an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that Schaaf can still perform light work. The district court upheld that decision. On appeal Schaaf argues that the ALJ gave too little weight to both his...

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