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January 1999 - December 2002

TOPICS - "A" Mo.Pg.Year
ACQUIESCENCE
Judge Orders Action on Stalled Stieberger Reviews FEB62000
House Subcommittee Passes Nonacquiescence Legislation AUG82000
AGE
Daniels v. Apfel, 154 F.3d 1129 (10th Cir. 1998) FEB201999
Practice Tip: Borderline Age & the Value of HALLEX (Russell v. Commissioner, 20 F.Supp.2d 1133 (W.D.Mich. 1998)) APR31999
Washington v. Apfel, 40 F.Supp.2d 326 (D.Md. 1999) JUL171999
Russell v. Commissioner of Social Security, 20 F.Supp.2d 1133 (W.D.Mich. 1998) OCT501999
Comments on SSA's Proposals Concerning "Age" as a Vocational Factor NOV211999
SSA Deletes "Highly Marketable Skills" Requirement for Older Workers: Clarifies Chronological and Borderline Age APR292000
Frances v. Apfel, 87 F.Supp.2d 484 (D.Md. 2000) JUL152000
Information Available on "Aging" Conditions JAN92001
Practice Tip: Proof of Age MAR82002
Brophy v. Halter, 153 F.Supp.2d 667 (E.D.Pa. 2001) APR212002
AIDS
HIV Law Discussion Group Looking for DIB-LTD Input JUN192000
Listings Extended: Growth Impairments, Musculoskeletal, Special Senses and Speech, Cardiovascular, Digestive System, Genito-Urinary System, Hemic and Lymphatic System, Skin, Endocrine System, Multiple Body Systems, Neurological, Mental Disorders, Neoplastic Diseases, Immune System JUL-AUG52001
Letter to the Editor: Re: Quality assurance review of HIV/AIDS cases NOV22002
ALCOHOLISM
See Substance Abuse
ALIENS
New SSR Describes SSI Disability Evaluation Procedures for “Aged” Claimants (SSR 99-3p) JUL101999
Guidelines Limit Reporting of Noncitizens SSA "Knows" To Be Not Lawfully Present in the United States NOV152000
Minnesota Court Broadens Noncitizen SSI Eligibility (Yang v. Barnhart, Case No. 01-2307 RHK/SRN (D. Minn. Sept. 26, 2002) DEC82002
ALJ DUTIES
Nguyen v. Callahan, 997 F.Supp. 179 (D.Mass. 1998) JAN231999
Haines v. Apfel, 986 F.Supp. 1212 (S.D.Iowa 1997) JAN231999
Hughes v. Apfel, 992 F.Supp. 243 (W.D.N.Y. 1997) FEB201999
Prentice v. Apfel, 11 F.Supp.2d 420 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) MAR571999
Strawhacker v. Apfel, 17 F.Supp.2d 880 (S.D.Iowa. 1998) APR111999
Lopez v. Chater, 8 F.Supp.2d 152 (D.P.R. 1998) MAY161999
Rosa v. Callahan, 168 F.3d 72 (2nd Cir. 1999) MAY171999
Hartnett v. Apfel, 21 F.Supp.2d 217 (E.D.N.Y. 1998) JUN111999
Nguyen v. Chater, 172 F.3d 31 (1st Cir. 1999) JUL171999
CALJ Memo Concerning OHA Pre-Hearing Orders SEP41999
Williams v. Apfel, 48 F.Supp.2d 819 (N.D.Ill. 1999) SEP261999
Letter to the Editor: Agency Obligation to Fully Develop Record JAN22000
Allegations of Racial Bias Left Unaddressed APR82000
McNatt v. Apfel, 201 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 2000) APR272000
Craven v. Apfel, 58 F.Supp.2d 172 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) MAY172000
ALJ Authority to Reopen A Subsequent Application Allowance Following AC Remand Of Prior Application JUN182000
SSA Issues Proposed Regulations on Prehearing And Posthearing Conferences JUL12000
HALLEX Instructions on Binding Findings (AR 98-3(6), AR 98-4(6)) JUL132000
Nevland v. Apfel, 204 F.3d 853 (8th Cir. 2000) JUL152000
Green v. Apfel, 204 F.3d 780 (7th Cir. 2000) JUL162000
Letter to the Editor: HALLEX on AR 98-3(6) and 98-4(6) AUG32000
HPI Coming to All OHAs AUG32000
Fifth Circuit Acts on Sims Supreme Court Remand (224 F.3d 380 (5th Cir. 2000)) SEP72000
Moore v. Apfel, 216 F.2d 864 (9th Cir. 2000) SEP152000
Norman v. Apfel, 100 F.Supp.2d 1352 (N.D.Ga. 2000) SEP162000
Cleveland v. Apfel, 99 F.Supp.2d 374 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) SEP162000
District Court Orders Relief for Claimants Denied by Biased ALJ (Grant v. Commissioner) OCT12000
Assigning a Court or Appeals Council Remand to a Different ALJ DEC72000
Gonzalez v. Apfel, 13 F.Supp.2d 580 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) DEC152000
Gutzman v. Apfel, 109 F.Supp.2d 1129 (D.Neb. 2000) JAN262001
APA Applicability: Is that a Yes or a No? FEB232001
Smith v. Apfel, 231 F.3d 433 (7th Cir. 2000) FEB242001
Zolek v. Apfel, 123 F.Supp.2d 1136 (N.D.Ill. 2000) FEB252001
Bousquet v. Apfel, 118 F.Supp.2d 1049 (C.D.Cal. 2000) FEB252001
OHA Reminder: Claimant's Right to Appear at Hearing MAR562001
OHA Reminder: Issuing Correct, Sustainable Dismissals in Failure to Appear Cases MAR562001
Tonapetyan v. Halter, 242 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. 2001) MAY112001
Proper v. Apfel, 140 F.Supp.2d 478 (W.D.Pa. 2001) JUL-AUG192001
Fargnoli v. Massanari, 247 F.3d 34 (3rd Cir. 2001) SEP162001
Zurawski v. Halter, 245 F.3d 881 (7th Cir. 2001) SEP162001
Bills Propose "Medicare-Only" ALJs NOV122001
Attorneys' Fees Update: Fee Cap Increase to $5300 effective February 1; 2002 User Fee Continues at 6.3%; ALJ Fee Authority Raised; H.R. 3332 Gains Cosponsors JAN12002
OHA Reminders: Claimant's Right to Photocopy the Claims File; Judicial Decorum at a Hearing; Psychiatric Review Technique Form; Disposing of the Issue of Reopening; SSR 00-4p; ALJ Remands; Representatives; Substantial Gainful Activity FEB52002
FLRA Decision Supports ALJ Union's Claims But Denies Remedy Sought FEB132002
New Association for HOCALJs FEB132002
Settlement Agreement Reached in 1988 ALJ Bias Class Action (Grant v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration) MAR12002
Letter to the Editor: Issues at the ALJ hearing APR32002
New Bill Would Create Office of Administrative Law Judge in SSA JUN182002
GAO Recommends Measures to Determine Whether Racial Bias Exists in Disability Decisions (GAO-02-831 (Sept. 2002)) SEP12002
Dillard v. Massanari, 190 F.Supp.2d 242 (D.Mass. 2002) OCT102002
Bell v. Barnhart, 218 F.Supp.2d 583 (D.Del. 2002) NOV162002
NOSSCR Position Paper Addresses Disability Process DEC1 & 122002
Carril v. Barnhart, 201 F.Supp.2d 1190 (N.D.Ala. 2002) DEC252002
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corporation, 120 F.3d 513 (5th Cir. 1998), cert. granted, 119 S.Ct. 39 (1998) JAN231999
ADA/Social Security Intersection: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument (Cleveland v. Policy Management Sys. Corp.) FEB51999
Flowers v. Komatsu Mining Systems, Inc., 165 F.3d 554 (7th Cir. 1999) APR111999
Symposium Addresses Interaction of the ADA and Disability Benefits Programs MAY101999
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Social Security Claim Does Not Preclude ADA Lawsuit (Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp.) JUN11999
Oliva v. Pride Container Corp., 81 F.Supp.2d 907 (N.D.Ill. 2000) APR272000
Parker v. Columbia Pictures Industries, 204 F.3d 326 (2nd Cir. 2000) JUL162000
At the Intersection of the Social Security Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Lawson v. CSX, 245 F.3d 916 (7th Cir. 2001) JUN102001
APPEALS COUNCIL
Letter from Rita Geier, Associate Commissioner, OHA, Re: Processing Times at Appeals Council FEB131999
Availability of Interim Benefits in Own-Motion Cases MAR551999
Telephone & Fax Numbers, Appeals Council JUN61999
Practice Tip, Re: Appeals Council JUL21999
A Practitioner's Guide to the Appeals Council and Own-Motion Review DEC141999
SSA Surveys Reasons for Appeals Council Remands JAN102000
Submitting New Evidence to the Appeals Council – A Circuit By Circuit Analysis JAN292000
Appeals Council Action Plan Targets Delays APR12000
Class Action on Appeals Council Notices is filed: Intervenors Sought (Mosley o/b/o Ulmer v. Apfel, 98-CV-6652) APR262000
Practice Tips from the Appeals Council MAY92000
Claimants in More States Lose Request for Review to Appeals Council JUL12000
Letter to the Editor: New Appeals Council Reversal In Which Council Did So Based On Its Own Medical Expert AUG32000
Practice Tip: Unfavorable ALJ decisions after court remands AUG32000
Lawsuit Provides Information on Appeals Council Processing of Subsequent Applications (Rogers v. Apfel) AUG72000
NOSSCR Meets with Appeals Council SEP92000
Appeals Council Clarifies "Subsequent Application" Policy SEP132000
Meeting with SSA Clarifies Appeals Council's "Own Motion Review" Process OCT12000
SSA Continues test Eliminating Request for Review by Appeals Council NOV12000
Requests for Voluntary Remands on the Increase NOV102000
Appeals Council: Report from a "Focus Grouper" NOV122000
Query: Experimenting with the Elimination of Request for Review at Appeals Council DEC32000
Assigning a Court or Appeals Council Remand to a Different ALJ DEC72000
Letter to the Editor: Re; Elimination of Appeals Council JAN32001
Letters to the Editor; Response to Elimination of Appeals Council FEB32001
Practice Tip: Time in Which to Submit Briefs etc. to Appeals Council FEB42001
Appeals Council Meeting Updates ACPI Action Plan MAR532001
Appeals Council Contacts for Court Remands MAR532001
Matthews v. Apfel, 239 F.3d 589 (3rd Cir. 2001) APR192001
Query: Experimenting with the Elimination of Request for Review at Appeals Council MAY32001
Did you Know: Request for Review to the Appeals Council JUN122001
Letter to the Editor: SSA's Pace in Processing Court Remands JUL-AUG22001
When Does the Appeals Council Audit Cassette Tapes SEP72001
Practice Tip: Compliance with Court Remand Orders SEP82001
Letter to the Editor: Hearing tapes and files after an unfavorable decision OCT32001
Appeals Council Realignment Effective for Requests for Review Filed On or After October 1, 2001 FEB142002
Appeals Council Revises Procedure for Obtaining Subsequent Files APR152002
New Response Time After Mailing of Tapes or Exhibits from the Appeals Council AUG62002
Remand for Appeals Council Failure to Consider Subsequent Allowance AUG102002
Disability Process Time Summary Through the Appeals Council From the Claimant's Perspective AUG112002
NOSSCR Meets With the Appeals Council SEP12002
Appeals Council Practice Tips SEP72002
NOSSCR Position Paper Addresses Disability Process DEC1 & 122002
ARTHRITIS
Cripe v. Apfel, 21 F.Supp.2d 944 (N.D.Iowa 1998) JUN111999
"Final" Musculoskeletal Listings Issued DEC162001
Advocating for People with Arthritis JUL192002
ATTORNEYS’ FEES
SSA’s Budget Proposal Imposes “User Fee” on Direct Payment of Attorneys’ Fees FEB121999
Practice Tip. Re: EAJA Payments Orders MAY31999
Practice Tip: Windfall Offset Cases - fees in concurrent cases JUN51999
Letter from Arthur J. Fried, SSA General Counsel JUL121999
House Ways and Means Committee Votes for User Fee OCT11999
New Telephone/Fax Numbers at 2 PSCs (Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic Program Service Centers) OCT61999
6.3% User fee on Attorney's Fees Enacted NOV11999
Letter to the Editor: Title II Meets the Lottery NOV61999
User Fee Effective February 1, 2000 DEC11999
Text and Conference Agreement, § 406 DEC31999
Attorneys' Fees: An Update JAN12000
User Fee Took Effect February 1, 2000 FEB12000
Class Action for Attorney Fees Under 42 U.S.C. § 406(a) FEB42000
"Incorrectly Approved" Fee Agreements. Memo from Chief ALJ MAR492000
SSA is Using the User Fee APR102000
More Personnel Promised for Processing Favorable Claims APR112000
Survey of State Policies for Attorneys' Fees When Clients are Receiving Welfare APR122000
Avoiding User Fee By Waiving Direct Payment MAY152000
House Holds Hearing on Processing of Attorneys Fees JUN12000
Timeliness Provision for Fee Payment Introduced JUN12000
"Past – Due benefits" Excludes Interim and Continued Benefits JUL42000
Fee Cap for Fee Agreements Under Review JUL42000
Lambert v. Apfel, 89 F.Supp.2d 748 (W.D.Va. 2000) AUG122000
Adding a Timeliness Provision to the User Fee SEP22000
Attorneys' Fees Legislation Stalls OCT32000
What SSA is Saying . . . About Attorneys' Fees DEC112000
Attorneys' Fees: 6.3% Rate for 2001 JAN12001
Letter to the Editor, Re: Attorney Fees Under Section 406(a) FEB42001
Practice Tip: Representation Fees FEB42001
The Rise and Fall of Fee Payments FEB92001
Attorney Fees In Court Cases (OHA Memo) MAR502001
OHA Reminder: Entering Representative's Waiver of Fees into HOTS System MAR562001
Did You Know. . . Suspension for Misstating the Amount of the Fee Charged MAR572001
User Fee: Comments by Congressman Shaw APR12001
Ginsbrecht v. Apfel, 238 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 2000) APR202001
Frazier v. Apfel, 240 F.2d 1284 (10th Cir. 2001) APR292001
Social Security Subcommittee holds Hearing on Social Security's Processing of Attorney Fees MAY12001
NOSSCR Challenges User Fee in Court MAY12001
Letter to the Editor: Re: Writ of Mandamus for Payment MAY32001
Sixth Circuit Rules on Courts' Jurisdiction to Order SSA to Comply with its Fee-Setting Regulations MAY82001
Practice Tip: Mandamus Action JUN32001
Practice Tip: Fee Agreements JUN42001
Fee When Appealing a Partially Favorable Decision JUN132001
GAO Evaluates Costs and Identifies Short-Comings in SSA's Attorney Fee Process JUL-AUG12001
Letter to the Editor: Re: Timeliness of Fee Authorization JUL-AUG22001
Attorney Fees: A Status report: User Fee, Fee Payments JUL-AUG162001
Payment of SSI Past-Due Benefits: Confusion Arises with Attorneys' Fees JUL-AUG182001
Buchanan v. Apfel, 249 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2001) JUL-AUG192001
House Attorneys Fee Hearing Transcript Available Online SEP12001
Payment of Attorneys' Fees: A Roller Coaster Ride SEP32001
Attorneys' Fee Legislation Introduced NOV12001
Letter to the Editor: Processing Attorneys' Fees NOV22001
NOSSCR Challenges User Fee in Court (Parker and NOSSCR v. Massanari and Walker) NOV52001
Attorneys' Fees: A Flurry of Activities: Commissioner Adjusts Fee Cap to $5,300; Fee Legislation Pending in the House; Supreme Court to Hear 9th Circuit Case (Gisbrecht) DEC12001
ODO ModulesDEC142001
District Court Dismisses NOSSCR User Fee Complaint DEC162001
Attorneys' Fees Update: Fee Cap Increase to $5300 effective February 1; 2002 User Fee Continues at 6.3%; ALJ Fee Authority Raised; H.R. 3332 Gains Cosponsors JAN12002
$5300 Fee Agreement Cap Effective February 1, 2002 FEB12002
Implementation of Increased Maximum Dollar Limit in the Fee Agreement Process: Excerpts from EM 02010 (Jan. 29, 2002) FEB112002
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Section 406(b) Attorneys' Fees Case (Gisbrecht v. Barnhart) MAR12002
ALJ Fee authorization Over 25% MAR112002
House Subcommittee Passes Attorneys' Fees Improvements and Representative Payment Protections (HR 4070) APR12002
Gisbrecht Supreme Court Oral Argument Held APR42002
Legislative Update: HR 4070, HR 4069 MAY22002
Assistance with Attorney Fee Agreements (Mods & Program Service Center Contacts) MAY72002
House Passes Attorneys' Fees Improvements and Representative Payment Protections (H.R. 4070) JUN12002
Applying the Supreme Court's Decision in Gisbrecht JUN12002
New SSA Policy on Waiver of Direct Payment of Attorneys' Fees JUN52002
House Passes Attorneys' Fees Improvements and Representative Payment Protections (H.R. 4070) JUN12002
Applying the Supreme Court's Decision in Gisbrecht JUN12002
New SSA Policy on Waiver of Direct Payment of Attorneys' Fees JUN52002
Attorneys' Fee Bill Introduced in the Senate (S. 2700) JUL12002
Attorneys' Fee Bill Garners Two Senate Co-Sponsors AUG12002
Attorneys' Fee Bill Pending in the Senate SEP12002
SSA Memo on Fee Agreements (August 29, 2002) SEP82002
Attorneys' Fee Bill Still Pending in the Senate OCT12002
Assistance with Attorney Fee Agreements (ODO, MODS) OCT132002
Congress Fails to Enact Attorneys' Fee Reforms NOV12002
Meade v. Barnhart, 218 F.Supp.2d 811 (W.D.Va. 2002) NOV162002
ATTORNEY FEES (EAJA Cases)
Gibson-Jones v. Apfel, 995 F.Supp. 825 (N.D.Ill. 1998) FEB201999
Magistrate Judge Opposes EAJA Fee (Fettig v. Commissioner of Social Security) MAY151999
Kyser v. Apfel, 81 F.Supp.2d 645 (W.D.Va. 2000) APR272000
Calculating EAJA Fees with "Cost of Living" Increase MAY112000
Moore v. Apfel, 63 F.Supp.2d 905 (N.D.Ill. 1999) MAY172000
Lowe v. Apfel, 65 F.Supp.2d 989 (N.D.Iowa. 1999) MAY172000
McDannel v. Apfel, 78 F.Supp.2d 944 (S.D.Iowa. 1999) MAY172000
Randall v. Commissioner of SSA, 61 F.Supp.2d 1141 (D.Or. 1999) JUN242000
Letter to the Editor, Re: "Premature" EAJA Filing JUL22000
McLaurin v. Apfel, 95 F.Supp.2d 111 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) JUL162000
Istre v. Apfel, 208 F.3d 517 (5th Cir. 2000) AUG122000
Patterson v. Apfel, 99 F.Supp.2d 1212 (C.D.Cal. 2000) SEP162000
Revisions in January to August 2000 CPI Data NOV102000
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for 2001 JAN262001
Practice Tip: Direct Deposit of EAJA Fees MAR22001
Sims v. Apfel, 238 F.3d 597 (5th Cir. 2001) APR192001
Supreme Court Rejects "Catalyst Theory" to Determine Prevailing Party Status: Buckhannon Board & Care Home v. W.Va. Department of Health and Human Resources, No. 99-1848 (May 29, 2001) JUN112001
Practice Tips: EAJA Orders JUL-AUG32001
Can You Believe This (Court Order awarding EAJA fees) APR122002
Crosby v. Halter, 152 F.Supp.2d 955 (N.D.Ill. 2001) APR202002
Gutierrez v. Barnhart, 274 F.3d 1255 (9th Cir. 2001) JUN162002
Fourth Circuit Limits EAJA fees for Continuing Hyatt Litigation OCT82002
EAJA Fee Payments and Contacts NOV62002
District Court reduces hours in EAJA Application (Pazo v. Apfel) DEC102002
AUXILIARY BENEFITS
See Also, Illegitimate Children
New Rules to Compute Family Maximum NOV141999
Child's Benefits – An Overview JAN52000
Correction to "Child's Benefits – An Overview" MAR22000
Letter to the Editor: Re: Stepchild Benefits MAR22000
Letter to the Editor: Entitlement of Stepchildren JUN22001
Questions to Ask to Establish Potential Eligibility for Social Security Survivor's Benefits MAR102002
AVAILABLE MATERIAL
1998 Forum Articles Index JAN111999
Index of List of Available Material 1998 (Item Nos. 1038-1068) FEB141999
Newsletter for Claimants MAR21999
Letter to the Editor. Re: Medical Text: A Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking MAY21999
Information on Free and Low Cost Prescription Drugs is Available MAY31999
1999 Forum Articles Index JAN132000
Index of Available Material - 1999 (# 1069-1111) FEB202000
Research: Case Summaries MAY162000
Commissioner Apfel Warns of Lowered Performance Expectations DEC102000
Veterans Benefit Manual JAN22001
Information Available on "Aging" Conditions JAN92001
NOSSCR's Own Q&A's JAN132001
Index of Available Material – 2000 (#1111 - 1187) FEB102001
Sixth Circuit Social Security Manual, Sixth Edition (Jan. 01) MAR22001
Memo on Taxation of Social Security Benefits MAR82001
POMS On-Line JUL-AUG112001
New Publications Explain Representative Payment System to State Courts and Guardians JUL-AUG182001
Medicare Handbook Available SEP112001
Internet News: 2001 CFR Available OCT92001
Research: Caselaw Summaries DEC222001
2001 Forum Articles Index JAN162002
NOSSCR Listings/Grids Manual FEB22002
Available Material Index - 2001 Item Numbers 1188-1260 FEB162002
HALLEX Now on SSA Web Site JUN22002
Work Incentives Background Material Available online JUN102002
Musculoskeletal Training Materials JUL22002
HALLEX and POMS Now on SSA Web Site JUL22002
Site for Organizations and Groups on SSA Online JUL122002
CFS Manual Available Online SEP232002
TOPICS - "B" Mo.Pg.Year
BACK IMPAIRMENTS
Holmstrom v. Massanari, 270 F.3d 715 (8th Cir. 2001) AUG122002
BENEFIT CALCULATION
Practice Tip: Benefit Calculations JUN41999
Award Certificates: Improved? SEP211999
SSA Announces COLA Adjustment NOV142000
From SSA: Four New On-Line Services (Benefits Planner) NOV152000
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for 2001 JAN262001
2002 COLA Announced NOV32001
Online Aid for Benefit Eligibility APR72002
2003 COLA Announced OCT12002
BLINDNESS
Query: Visually Impaired Claimants and Beneficiaries JAN41999

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