PIERCE v. COLVIN

No. 13-1525.

739 F.3d 1046 (2014)

Terry A. PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Schultz , Attorney, Law Offices of Barry A. Schultz, P.C., Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edward J. Kristof , Attorney, Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Terry Pierce, a former waitress with back problems, seeks judicial review of the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. Because the ALJ's assessment of Pierce's credibility was flawed in several respects, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Pierce claims that she injured her lower back at her waitressing job in 2004 while moving cases of glassware. In too much pain to...

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