Barnes v. Sullivan
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
932 F.2d 1356 (1991)
- Written by Nicole Gray , JD
Facts
Maxine Barnes (plaintiff) applied for Social Security disability benefits claiming that she had been continuously disabled since injuring her back in 1993 while moving scaffolding boards as a construction laborer. Before becoming disabled, Barnes worked as a heavy-equipment operator, a construction laborer, a machinist, and a sewing-machine operator. Barnes worked as a sewing-machine operator for two or three years following the birth of one of her children, the eldest of whom was born no earlier than 1968. Barnes’s application was denied following an administrative-law judge’s (ALJ’s) determination that she was not disabled because she had the capacity to perform her past relevant work as a sewing-machine operator. The ALJ’s determination became the final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Louis Sullivan (defendant). Barnes appealed the decision in a United States district court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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