United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income is affirmed over petitioner's claims that: 1) the ALJ's decision was not supported by substantial evidence; 2) the ALJ failed to determine the credibility of four lay witnesses; 3) the ALJ failed to follow regulatory requirements when determining plaintiff's credibility; and 4) the ALJ failed to give proper weight to the opinion of the examining psychologist.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/12/2006
• Decided 01/16/2007
• Published 01/16/2007

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry A. Schultz (argued), Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary L. Senoo (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.