ZELLWEGER v. SAUL

No. 19-2472.

984 F.3d 1251 (2021)

Michael K. ZELLWEGER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andrew M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 14, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg Szul , Attorney, Tuite Law, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Monica Mallory , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, Meredith Deddish Schacht , Attorney, Social SSecurity Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Ripple and Kanne, Circuit Judges.


Michael Zellweger applied for Social Security disability benefits, claiming that he suffered from a spinal disorder equivalent to Listing 1.04 in the agency's Listing of Impairments. The Listings describe impairments that are considered so severe as to be per se disabling. An administrative law judge ("ALJ") denied his claim...

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