Quintanilla v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The Fifth Circuit has determined that trial courts should not reverse or remand determinations because documents are missing where the record contains enough evidence for the ALJ to make a determination. See Torres, 48 F.3d at 893-94 (claimant failed to demonstrate that lost evidence affected the ALJ’s ability to render an informed decision); see also Brady v. Apfel, 41 F.Supp.2d 659, 668 (E.D.Tex.1999) (rejecting argument that incomplete administrative record is per se denial of due process; affirming denial where documents would be of de minimis value and were irrelevant); Hawkins v. Barnhart, 356 F.Supp.2d 359, 365-66 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (upholding denial of benefits where ALJ’s decision supported by substantial evidence even absent missing documents). Agency records furnished to a court are adequate for due process purposes unless they do not permit meaningful judicial review of the adjudication process. Brady, 41 F.Supp.2d at 668 (citing Harrison v. PPG Indus., Inc., 446 U.S. 578, 594 , 100 S.Ct. 1889 , 64 L.Ed.2d 525 (1980); Torres, 48 F.3d at 887).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCaskill v. Department of Health & Human Services