FISCHER v. COLVIN

No. 15-1041.

831 F.3d 31 (2016)

Gloria Gean FISCHER, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 29, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua M. Salzman , Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom Benjamin C. Mizer , Acting Assistant Attorney General, John P. Kacavas , United States Attorney, Beth S. Brinkmann , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Alisa B. Klein , Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, David F. Black , General Counsel, Social Security Administration, Christopher A. Michaels , Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region 1, Social Security Administration, Matthew J. Del Mastro , Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, and Sean D. Santen , Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, were on brief, for appellant.

Christine Woodman Casa , with whom Francis X. Quinn, Jr. and Boynton Waldron Doleac Woodman & Scott, PA, Portsmouth, NH, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Barron, Selya, and Lipez, Circuit Judges.


An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied Gloria Gean Fischer's claim for disability insurance benefits (DIB) under the Social Security Act. The ALJ concluded that Fischer was not disabled prior to the date on which her insured status expired and thus not eligible to receive benefits. On petition for judicial review, the district...

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