Butterick v. Astrue, No. 10-6191 (10th Cir. 2011)
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Plaintiff Donna Butterick appealed a district court order that affirmed the Social Security Commissioner's denial of her application for disability insurance. Plaintiff argued on appeal that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) committed reversible error in denying her application because he failed to follow the Commission's own procedure in examining and admitting testimony of the medical expert that testified at her hearing. Upon review of the hearing record, the Tenth Circuit concluded that the alleged procedural errors at Plaintiff's hearing were "harmless." Because Plaintiff failed to show any prejudice, the Court affirmed the ALJ's decision to deny Plaintiff disability benefits.
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