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Bridges v. Commissioner of Social Security Admin

United States District Court, N.D. Texas
Jul 29, 2003
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:01-CV-0413-G (N.D. Tex. Jul. 29, 2003)

Summary

remanding where the medical expert failed to consider two of Plaintiff's conditions when submitting his opinion

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:01-CV-0413-G

July 29, 2003


ORDER


Before the court are the findings, conclusions, and recommendation ("findings") of the United States Magistrate Judge, filed July 7, 2003, and the defendant's objection to the findings ("objection"), filed July 17, 2003. The defendant objects only to paragraph II(G) of the findings, in which the Magistrate Judge interpreted Watson v. Barnhart, 288 F.3d 212, 217-18 (5th Cir. 2002), to "require the Commissioner to find that a physically-impaired claimant can both obtain and maintain employment before finding the claimant not disabled at step five of the sequential five-step disability inquiry." Objection at 1 (internal quotation marks omitted). The court agrees with the defendant's objection and will not adopt paragraph II(G) of the findings. There being no objection to the remainder of the findings, and the court being satisfied after a review of the record that the remainder of the findings are correct, it is ORDERED that the findings, except for paragraph II(G), are ADOPTED as the findings and conclusions of the court.


Summaries of

Bridges v. Commissioner of Social Security Admin

United States District Court, N.D. Texas
Jul 29, 2003
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:01-CV-0413-G (N.D. Tex. Jul. 29, 2003)

remanding where the medical expert failed to consider two of Plaintiff's conditions when submitting his opinion

Summary of this case from Sara A. v. Saul
Case details for

Bridges v. Commissioner of Social Security Admin

Case Details

Full title:HENRY T. BRIDGES, Plaintiff, VS. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Texas

Date published: Jul 29, 2003

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:01-CV-0413-G (N.D. Tex. Jul. 29, 2003)

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