MARTINEZ v. ASTRUE

Nos. 10-1957, 10-2603, 10-2080.

630 F.3d 693 (2011)

Anita MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. Francis L. Rider, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. Christine B. Pound, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Steve Wolf , Attorney (argued), The Law Office of Steve Wolf, LC, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Christine B. Pound.

Catherine A. Seagle , Attorney (argued), Russell J. Cohen , Attorney (argued), Deborah H. Lee , Attorney (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the Regional Chief Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

We have consolidated for decision three challenges, argued the same day, to district court decisions affirming denials by the Social Security Administration of disability benefits and (for persons who lack social security insurance) supplemental security income benefits, which are similar. Recently, in Spiva v. Astrue, 628 F.3d 346 (7th Cir.2010), and Parker v. Astrue, 597 F.3d 920 (7th...

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