Lapica v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:2011cv20210 - Document 35 (S.D. Fla. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 30 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 11/9/2011. (jw)
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Lapica v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 35 U NI TED STATES D I STRICT CO URT SO UTH ERN D I STRI T O F FLOR I C DA M I M IDI SI N A VI O CA SE N O :11 20210- V- 1 G CI K N GLAD YS LAPI , CA Pl ntf , ai if MI CHAEL J. STRUE, A Com m isone ofSoci Se iy, si r al curt Def nda . e nt / ORD ER G RA NTI G SUM M A RY JU DG M ENT N THI CAU SE com es bef e t Cour upon t Se ember 27,2011 Re ta S or he t he pt por nd Re o nd to (t c mme ai n $ R&R' o M a sr t J g Ro e t Du ( #3 ,e o ndngt a ' f gitae ud e b rL. bé DE 3)r c mme i h t ) t de son oft Com m i sone be a fr ed.A cc di y,t R& R f t rr com m e he ci i he s i r fim or ngl he urhe e nded t a Plitf M o in f rJ gme to t Pla i gs( #2 )bede e a Dee d n ' h t an ips to o ud n n he e d n DE 4 nid nd f n a ts M o in f rS mma yJ dg me t( #30 begr n e to o u r u e n DE ) a td. 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S c in42 ( ( ( .The x re e e ga n ny t e nd s sa ta g i ul r ' e to 3 d)2)A) ' ALJ de e m i Pl ntf coul peror a lm ie r nge oflghtwor and di notha an t r ned ai if d f m i td a i k d ve i r e or c bi i ofi par mpaim nt om naton m iment t m ee s orm edi aly equal one oft ls e s hat t c l s he it d i ime sf rd s bii b n st, ( #3 ,a 8 .Th ALJf u t twhiePli ifwa mpar nt o ia lt e e s DE 3 t ) e y o nd ha l antf s u a l t pe f r a y o he pa t ee n wo k, antf c u dpe f mj bswh c e it di n b e o ro m n f r s r lva t r Pli if o l ror o ih x se n sgnii ntnum be si t na i e i fca r n he tonal conomy and t , a notdi a ed.1 a 9.A snot d by hus w s s bl d. t e Pl ntflit vocai e r t tfed ...t pl ntf wasabl t pef m t uns led ai it she tonal xpe t esii hat ai if e o ror wo kil occ i ,w ih a s scvoca i pr pa a i oft t toff a be r clr i upatons t peci tonal e r ton wo, ha ood nd ve age e k n ah tl n tlp n i f r to ce k. 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M a sr t J gita e udgeD ubenot t t ALJdi notba ehe fndi e l i y on t es hat he d s r ngs xc usvel he M e ia Voc to l d ln s( e ena r $ i ', t ahe u e t e a afa wo kf r dc l a ina Guie ie h r i he ,ç ds' bu r t r s d h m s r me r o Gr ) t diabiiyeval tonoft Pl ntf I Si t Grdsar notc r lng,heM agitat he s lt ua i he ai if d. nce he i e ontoli t sr e J dg wa c re ti rj ci t ag me tta Plitf mus b f u dia e un rte u e s orc n ee tng he r u n h t anif t e o nd sbld de h Grds Se H ut ns v.AstuesCas N o.2: c 741 Ft i . e chi on r e 08- v- - M 29SPC,2009 W L 4730556 at * ( . Fl . c 4, 09 ,Th u ipu e e d nc o t r c r s p rst fndngt a 3 M D. a De . 20 ) e nds td vi e e n he e o d u po t he i i h t Pl ntf coul e ai if d ngage i s t ntalgai ulem pl ent Thus t Cour alo fnds no n ubsa i nf oym . , he t s i vi ai nof R ($ '8 41 wh c p o d si pa th tdve i i i dee mi dt the e olto SS $ SSR' 2- , ih r vie n r t a ' n f ts t r ne ha t r ) e ar no ta f abl s ls afndi of( dia ed'm a bebas on t abiiy t douns led e r nser e kil, i ng not s bl y ed he lt o kil W 0r .5 k' b. Di abiiy By Vi t ofPhys c Li iatonsA l s lt r ue i al m t i one Plitf n x o j ci i ta S anifwa r q ie t b f nddia e b vite anifs e t be ton s h ts itf s e urd o e ou sbld y ru pl o h r hy ia lmiai sao , r u ntovo aina r l 2 .2a SS 8 - 4. ( # 4, f e p sc li tton lne pu s a t c to l ue 011 nd R 3 1 ' DE 3 5 a 2 .Plitf a g e t tt eM a sr t J g ma eac e rer oflw byc n u n t t t ) an if r u s ha h gita e ud e d la ror a o cldig ha t Grdsw e e notcontoli he i r r lng.J a 5. H owever Se l i r lanc on t Grdsi not r t #. , çxc usve e i e he i s 4 a oprat eihe whe t cl inanti una e t pe f m a f 1r ppr i e t r n he ar s bl o r or u1 ange of wor a a gi n k t ve r s dualf i ll ve orwhe s ha non- xe tona i paim e st sgnii nty lm i ei unctona e l n he s e ri l m r nt hat i fca l i t b scwoks l . Phlisv Ba nh r, F. 1 32, 24 ( 1hCi. 0 ; e aloI fe a i r kil ' il . r a t357 3d 2 1 2 1 t r20 4)se s cb/ s' p ' v Ch tr 8 F.d1 2, 07 ( 1hCi. 99 ) Si es hno e ri na i ime t e it d . a e , 6 3 07 1 7 1 t r 1 6 , nc uc n-xe to lmpar n s x se i t pr s cas t A LJa t pr ry by us ng t Grdsasafam e or a i r n he e ent e, he c ed ope l i he i r w k nd ntoduci ng t t tm ony oft voca i le t he esi he tona xper. I nconss entFi ngsofFact it ndi l he t r o j ci n, antf a g st tt C d cso beo c n an awho e n r hid b e to Pli if r ue ha he WLJ e iin l w o t is l plt or ofir c n ia ea i on itnt di s' ( #3 a 7 .M a sr t J g Du eh a re o c lbl nd nc sse sn ng . DE 4, t ) gitae ud e be ' not st dic e nc esbe wee r Kikora sopi on a heA LJ Sfnal esdual unc i e he s r pa i t nD . r in' ni ndt ' i r i f tonal c p ct a s s me t b tnd ta t edic e nce n u e t h r e ser r ( # , t a a i se s n , utl s h t h s rpa is mo ntd o a mls ro . DE 33 a y Uli t l dh r s l o (h ALJfnd n lmi d t Plitf t nopo t a a tviis t ey,d e e u t f t e ma t i i g) i t he an if o e sur l ci te sm ia t t r s tofDr K ikora sposur actvii sde e m i i ' I The M agitat i l r o he e ul . r i n' t al i te t r naton.' d. sr e J udge f ound t t t A LJ S det m i ton r di t Pl i ifs r i ha he ' er na i egar ng he a ntf esdual c pact i a iy s s uppore by s t ntale de e.I Thi Cour a ees td ubs a i vi nc d s t gr . Subsa i e de e on t r cor s t ntal vi nc he e d uppors t ALJ' de son t de Pl ntf t he S ci i o ny ai ips r eques f diabiiy i ur t or s lt ns ance beneft . l r e i t scl m ,t Cour doesnotdeci is n evi w ng hi ai he t de f csa w, kec e i iiyj dg nt,r weg t e i e e o s bsiu eisj dg ntf r a t ne ma r d b l u me s e ih he v d nc , r u tt t t u me o t t a o t Co iso r M o ev Ba n a t40 F. 1 08 1 1( 1hCi. 05 ; rv h t f he mm s ine . or . r h r, 5 3d 2 , 21 1 t r 20 ) Dye . Bar a t 3 F. 1 6, 1 0 ( 1h Ci. 2 05 . The e or , t e Co r fnd t e nh r, 95 3d 20 21 1 t r 0 ) rf e h ut i s h 5 Com m isone ' decii s d sa s i rs son houl t nd. 11 1. Conc uson l i Afe a t ough r vi w oft r d t Cour concl tr hor e e he ecor he t udest t R& R cont i hat he ans w e lr as l- e oned r com m e tons. Acc di y,i i, e nda i or ngl t s O RDERED ,ADJUD GED and DECREED asf l s: olow M a itaeJ g Ro e t Du sRe r a Re omm e ai n ( # ) gsr t ud e b r L. bé' po t nd c nd to DE 33 be a t s m e i,her by AFFI ED and AD O PTED . , nd he a s e RM 2. Pli ifsM oi n f rJ d me o t Pla i s( # )be a t s me antf to o u ge nt n he e dng DE 24 , nd he a i ,her D ENIEI s eby ). De e da tsM o in f rSu r J d me t( #3 )b ,a t s me i, f n n ' to o mmay u ge n DE 0 e nd he a s he eby G RANTED . r The Comm i sone ' decii be,a t s e i,he eby AFFI ED . s i rs s on nd he am s r RM D ONE AN D OR DERED i Cha ber a t J n m s t he ames La e K i Fe r lJ i wr nce ng de a ustce Buidi a U nied St t Courhous ,M i m i Fl i t ' 9t da ofN ov m ber 2011. l ng nd t a es t e a , or da, h y , AM ES LA W REN CE KI G N UN I TED STATES DI STRI C cc:M agit eJudge Rober L.Dube s rat t AI couns lofr or l e ec d 6 GE
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