United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of Supplemental Security Income is affirmed where: 1) petitioner received an adequate explanation of the consequences of waiving her personal appearance in the written waiver form she signed; 2) any procedural irregularity in petitioner's waiver of counsel was not prejudicial; 3) the ALJ fully and fairly developed and considered the record; and 4) the decision was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/31/2006
• Decided 03/07/2007
• Published 03/07/2007

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederick J. Daley, Jr., Marcie E. Goldbloom (argued), Violet H. Borowski, Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mona Ahmed (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.