United States Second Circuit

The merit panel's imposition of time limits for a decision on the remand of plaintiff's disability claim was error since 60 days is not sufficient time for the Social Security Administration to render a decision while complying with its own rules and regulations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/27/2005
• Published 07/28/2005

Judges

• Before:  WINTER, JACOBS, and STRAUB, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eugene D. Faughnan, Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP, Binghamton, New York, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sixtina Fernandez, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration (Lisa de Soto, General Counsel, Barbara L. Spivak, Chief Counsel-Region II, Richard A. Hill, Deputy General Counsel, on the petition), New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee.