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Jackson v. Astrue

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604
Mar 30, 2012
472 F. App'x 421 (7th Cir. 2012)

Opinion

No. 11-3171 No. 10-CV-2114

03-30-2012

CLARENCE JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.


NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION

To be cited only in accordance with

Fed. R. App. P. 32.1


Before


DANIEL A. MANION, Circuit Judge


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge


DAVID F. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.


Harold A. Baker,

Judge.


ORDER

After successfully appealing an ALJ's finding that he was not disabled, Clarence Jackson filed this lawsuit seeking a decade's worth of Social Security benefits, including proceeds that the agency had deducted to cover previous overpayments. The district court granted the Commissioner's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, finding that Jackson had not exhausted his administrative remedies with regard to challenging the ruling on the deductions. The court further noted that Jackson's complaint was untimely in that it had not been filed within 60 days of the Appeals Council's favorable decision.

Jackson appeals but his appellate brief does not address the district court's grounds for dismissal. Although Jackson asserts that the court's decision "constituted restraint on liberty activity," he does not explain how the court erred in concluding that dismissal was appropriate. And although we construe pro se filings liberally, even uncounseled litigants must present arguments supported by citations to the record and legal authority. See FED. R. APP. P. 28(a)(9)(A); Anderson v. Hardman, 241 F.3d 544, 545-46 (7th Cir. 2001).

DISMISSED.


Summaries of

Jackson v. Astrue

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604
Mar 30, 2012
472 F. App'x 421 (7th Cir. 2012)
Case details for

Jackson v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:CLARENCE JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604

Date published: Mar 30, 2012

Citations

472 F. App'x 421 (7th Cir. 2012)

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