United States Second Circuit

The Commissioner of Social Security did not meet her burden of proving that a disability insurance benefits claimant had vocational skills that were transferable to other jobs in the economy within the meaning of relevant Social Security regulations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2002
• Published 11/14/2002

Judges

• KEARSE, Circuit Judge., Before:  KEARSE and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges, and DANIELS, District Judge .

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth R. Hiller, Amherst, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Maria Fragassi Santangelo, Assistant Regional Counsel, New York, NY (Lisa de Soto, General Counsel, Washington, DC, Barbara L. Spivak, Chief Regional Counsel, New York, NY, on the brief) for Defendant-Appellee.