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McGee v. Astrue

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
Feb 26, 2013
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-1826 (W.D. La. Feb. 26, 2013)

Summary

rejecting plaintiff's argument that the ALJ erred in failing to consider plaintiff's long work history when assessing credibility because "a claimant's work history is but one factor to consider when evaluating plaintiff's symptoms," and "the Fifth Circuit has not adopted the rule of law cited by plaintiff and espoused in the Second and Third Circuits."

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-1826

02-26-2013

RONALD McGEE v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY


JUDGE PATRICIA MINALDI


MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHLEEN KAY


JUDGMENT

There being no objection to the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 13] of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, these findings and conclusions are accepted. Alternatively, this court concludes that the proposed findings and conclusions are entirely correct. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the Administrative Law Judge's decision is AFFIRMED and this matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

Lake Charles, Louisiana, on this 23 day of _______________, 2013.

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PATRICIA MINALDI

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

McGee v. Astrue

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
Feb 26, 2013
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-1826 (W.D. La. Feb. 26, 2013)

rejecting plaintiff's argument that the ALJ erred in failing to consider plaintiff's long work history when assessing credibility because "a claimant's work history is but one factor to consider when evaluating plaintiff's symptoms," and "the Fifth Circuit has not adopted the rule of law cited by plaintiff and espoused in the Second and Third Circuits."

Summary of this case from Gonzalez v. Colvin
Case details for

McGee v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:RONALD McGEE v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

Date published: Feb 26, 2013

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-1826 (W.D. La. Feb. 26, 2013)

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