United States Eighth Circuit

An order reversing a denial of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits to claimant is reversed where the district court abused its discretion by taking judicial notice of certain evidence outside the administrative record and relying on it, and in finding that the denial of benefits was not supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2006
• Published 06/13/2006

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, HEANEY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark W. Pennak, argued, U.S. Department Of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC (Leonard Schaitman, U.S. Department Of Justice, Civil Division, Jennifer L. Fisher, Office of General with the SSA, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jay E. Denne, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.