821 F. Supp. 2d 842 - Jones v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis
2011
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Newton v. Apfel · Greenspan v. Shalala · Leggett v. Chater · Johnson v. Bowen · Stone v. Heckler
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“[T]he undersigned previously has reversed and remanded on Stone grounds where the ALJ used the incorrect severity standard. Nevertheless, this case marks the first time that the government has squarely presented and adequately briefed before the undersigned its argument that Stone error is harmless if the ALJ continues beyond step two of the sequential analysis. In fact, Stone itself provides that "[i]n view of both the Secretary’s position in this case and our recent experience with cases where the disposition has been on the basis of nonseverity, we will in the future assume that the ALJ and Appeals Council have applied an incorrect standard to the severity requirement,” thereby mandating reversal. Stone, 752 F.2d at 1106 (emphasis added). Indeed, numerous Fifth Circuit authorities state that reversal based on a Stone error is not required if the ALJ does not terminate the case at step two of the sequential analysis.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jones v. Astrue
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