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JONES v. ASTRUE

No. 09-5192.

650 F.3d 772 (2011)

Kevin M. JONES, Appellant v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Micah W.J. Smith , appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of appellant. With him on the briefs was Matthew M. Shors.

R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Frederick E. Haynes and Harry B. Roback , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

When the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) denied his application for disability benefits, Kevin Jones filed suit in the district court. Recognizing the deficiency in the administrative record, the SSA asked the court to remand the case so the agency could supplement the record, and the court obliged. Jones now argues pro se that the district court had no authority to permit additional evidence to be taken on remand...

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