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WELLS v. COLVIN

No. 12-6234.

727 F.3d 1061 (2013)

Joe Ella WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:**

Kyle J. Saunders , Saunders & Saunders, Ada, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sanford C. Coats , United States Attorney, Michael McGaughran , Regional Chief Counsel, Virginia Watson Keyes , Special Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Region VI, Social Security Administration, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, ANDERSON, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

In a social security disability or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) case, an administrative law judge (ALJ) must evaluate the effect of a claimant's mental impairments on her ability to work using a "special technique" prescribed by the Commissioner's regulations. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520a(b)-(d), 416.920a(b)-(d). At step two of the Commissioner's five-step analysis,1 this special technique requires the...

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