PERKINS v. ASTRUE

No. 10-3630.

648 F.3d 892 (2011)

Sherry E. PERKINS, Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Schuetz , argued, Quincy, IL, for appellant.

Sean Stewart , argued, Kristi Schmidt and Kenneth Bullock , on the brief, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.

Before MURPHY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and READE, District Judge.


READE, District Judge.

Sherry E. Perkins applied to the Social Security Administration ("SSA") for disability benefits. After a hearing, the administrative law judge ("ALJ") denied Perkins's application for benefits, concluding that Perkins retained the ability to perform her past relevant work, and was therefore not disabled. The SSA Appeals Council denied Perkins's request to review the ALJ's decision, making the ALJ's decision the final decision of the Commissioner...

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