Henderson v. Astrue, No. 1:2011cv20683 - Document 31 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 9/19/2012. (jw)
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Henderson v. Astrue Doc. 31 U NI TED STA TES D I STRI T C O U RT C SO UTH ERN DI STRICT OF FLORI DA M I M ID I I O N A V SI CASE NO.11- 20683CVJLK K ATHY HEN DERSON o/ o 1 HEN D ER SON , b/ . Pl ntf, ai if M I AEL J. STRUE CH A Comm iso rofSocilSec iy, s i ne a urt Def nda . e nt FI NAL JUDG M ENT GRANTI G N D EFEN DA N T ' M O TI N FO R SU M M A R Y JU D G M EN T S O THI CAUSE co e be or t cour upon Pli tf' M o i f Summ a y S m s f e he t a n ifs ton or r J me ( #21 and Defnda ' M oton f Summay J udg nt DE ) e nts i or r udgment( /25)1The DE / . Cour ha afimeda ado e aJ 28,201 Re ta Rec t s fr nd ptd une 2 por nd omme i ($ ' ndatons ç R&R' ) b M a itae J d e Ba r Oab ra v sng ta De e d n i e tte t j d me ta a y gsrt u g ry r e d ii h t fn a t s nild o u g n s m at ro l w.Fort r s nsdic s d beow,t Cour fndst tDe e nts moton te f a he ea o s us e l he t i ha f nda ' i e di y, antf s fr s mmay j dg n agai t Pl i if must be grantd and,accor ngl Pli if' o u r u me t ns antf m oto m us bede e in t nid. L BACKGROUND 1 Hendes tt ama ' wa frtdi nos wih atntondefci hy rci t . ron dcli nt' s is ag ed t te i l i t pea tviy diode (C sr r C ADHD' whe he was s ve i 2004.Si e t t tme,te t ' ) n e n, n nc ha i rament of 1 . Hende s s A D HD ha not r quied hos t lz i n, e e d ps a rc c r or r on' s e r pia i ato xt nde ychi t i a e 1Pl ntf' M oton f Summar J me wasfld on Se e ai ifs i or y udg nt ie ptmber2,20ll OnNove . mebe 2,2011 r , Dee d n fldi ownMoinfrS mmayJ d me t n icu e i iaRepo s ( # 6 t fn a t ie t s to o u r u g n a d n ld d n t s n e DE 2 ) o Pli ifsm oto Pl ntf di notr pond orrpl antf' in. ai if d es e y, Dockets.Justia.com i e v nton t oug a c ii sa lzai pr a and ' s i ele t la ltes a e no nt r e i hr h rss tbii ton ogr m ' nt l cua biii r t hi sgniia l i r ' ( #29,p.2) Ho r whe no medi td a rc i fc nty mpaied. DE ' . weve , n t cae s e omme d nde by hi physca ,1 He r o d be n i puli ,e sl dita t d,a on oc son, s i ins . nde s n d has e m sve a iy sr c e nd, ca i a e sve.I He a s ha be n dignos wih dyshymi , oppostona defa e ggr s i d lo s e a ed t t a2 ii l inc dior r3a 1a ni dior r a ashm a. d s de , e r ng s de , nd t I I 2006, Pli if Ka hy He r on tl a c am f Supplm e al Sec iy n antf t nde s ied l i or e nt urt I ome on be l of he t n ni yea - d s n.Pl ntf cai wa de ed by t nc ha f r he ne- rol o ai ifs l m s ni he SocalSec iy Adm i sr ton,t n by Adm i sr tve La J i urt nita i he nita i w udge Ti hy M ahe ,a mot r nd fnal by a a a s c i ly n ppe l ounci r vi ng J l e ewi udge M a r Pl i ifnow u g t s Cour t he . antf r es hi to r re a e r eve s s roneous J udge M a rs de son detr i ng t t Pl ntf s n was not he ' cii e m ni ha ai ifs o di a e as defne by t Soc a Se iy Ac a t r f r not e il t dia lt s bld i d he i l curt t nd he e o e ntted o s biiy b ne isor alem a i l t r m a Pl i ifscai f rf t rev u i e ft , t tve y, o e nd antf ' l m o urhe al aton. I .LEGAL STANDARD I Ge eal,s mma yj d me ti a p o raewheetepla ig a d s p o t n rly u r u g n s p r p it r h e dn s n u p ri ng matras e t ih t t t r i no ge ne i s as t a ma e i l f a t t t e i l sabls ha he e s nui s ue o ny t ra act nd ha he mo igp ryi e tte t j d me ta amatro lw.Se Fe .R.Ci P. 6 Ceo e vn a t s n ild o u g n s te f a e d v. 5 ; ltx Cor r Catet 477 U. 31 322 ( 986) The movi pat b r t bur n of p. . r t, S. 7, 1 . ng ry eas he de poi i t t pa toft r c d t ts ntng o he r he e or ha hows t a e e ofa ge ne is of ma e i he bs nc nui s ue t ral f t s eAdik sv S.L Krs ( Co,398U. 1 1 ( 970) a trwhih t buden ac, e c e . I es f . S. 44, 57 1 , fe c he r s fs t t nonmovi pa t t go be hit o he ng ry o yond t pl di a desg t ts cii f c s he ea ngs nd i nae spe fc a t s howi t t t e i a ge ne is f ti .' Cel e 477 U . a 32 s al ng ha her s nui s ue or ral' otx, S. t 4; ee so 2 fr o c rncd p eso mak db rg al lw mo d ,h u hn t ssv r a mao d p eso A o m f ho i e r sin re y e ulry o o s to g o a e ee s j r e r sin. Se A. A. .M e ca Encycopedi he :/ w.c . m. h. pu dheat / Hooolgl . e D. M di l l a, /w n binl ni gov/ bme lh pM 6/ 3M o ec r ommonl s n i boys opposto defanc dior i apatm ofbe ort i diobedint y ee n , iin i e s der s te havi hat s s e , hosie,a defa t r pe s i a t rt Se A. A. .M e c Encycopedi tl nd int owad r ons n uho iy. e D. M dial l a, hlp:/ /www. binl ni gov/ nc . m. h. pubmedhe t alipM Hooozso4/ . 2 2d 472,1 ( 1h Ci.1 ) 477 1 t r 991 Ch n l I c v Ia inAcie a o Fl. I . 931 F. 1 a e, n . . tla tv we r f a, nc, or d t gnii , oba i ( di t t t nonmovi pa t mus Scom e f w ar w ih si fcant pr tve hol ng ha he ng ry tt e d e de tai t e se e of a ti e is of fc.'.On a moton f vienc monsrtng he xitnc rabl sue a t' ) i or s mmayj d me t t e c u t s ve t e e ie e a d r s le alifrnc si t e u r u g n, h o r mu t iw h vd nc n e ov 1 n ee e n h lg mos f vo abl t t nonmovi pary. SeeAnder on v fi ry Lobb I . 477 iht t a r e o he ng t s . be t y, nc , U. 2 2 25 ( 9 6 . ft e i e c o frd b teno mo igpa t i meey c lr be S. 4 , 5 1 8 ) I he v d n e fee y h n vn ry s r l oo a l o i n t infc n l p o aie s mmayj d me t sp o e . ei a 2 - 0 r s o sg iia ty r b tv , u r u g n i r p rSe d t 49 5 . Th sc s i lc tsa a dto a c n ieain a te s mma yj d me tsa e i a e mp iae n d iin l o sd r to t h u r u g n tg b c u ei iv l e rv e o ad cso b a a mi srtv lw j d e($ '. ou h e a s t n o v s e iw f e iin y n d nitaie a u g ( ' Th g ALJ ) t c tr vi wst ALJSf c ua fndi wih def r nce t Cour g vesno de er nc he our e e he ' a t l i ngs t e e , he ti f e e t hi lgalo ni .The Co tr viwst ALJ' de ii t s e t ti i s o se pi ons ur e e he S c son o e ha t s uppore by td s tntale d e a bas d on pr ubsa i vi enc nd e operl lsanda ds Elion v Bar ega t r . ls . nhar,355 F. t 3d 1 2,1 ( 1h Ci.2003)(ntr lciai omitd) The que ton t Cour mus 27 275 1 t r i ena ttons te . si he t t a we i whehe t A LJere i hi a i ton of1w t f t . ns r s t r he r d n s pplca i a o ac s 1 DI 11. SCUSSI ON A c l unde t ag of 1 i dia e u r t Socil Se urt Actçi t hid r he e 8 s s bl d nde he a c iy if hat i vi lhasa me c l de e mi bl physca orme a i ime ,whih r s t i ndi dua di aly t r na e i l nt l mpar nt c e uls n mar a s ve e f tona lm ia i ,a whih c n be e ced t r ul i deah or ked nd e r unci l i ttons nd c a xpe t o es t n t whih has lse orc n be e c a td a xpece t l s f a c i td o a t or ontnuousperod ofnotl s t n 1 i es ha 2 mo ts' 4 U. C.j 1 8 ca ( )C)i.A c id wh me t t a o e ciei wilb nh . 2 S. ' 3 2 ()3( () h l o es he b v rtra l e e ild t diabiiy i ur nc be is unl s t y enga i t ubsan i gai ul ntte o s lt ns a e neft e s he ge n l t tal nf s a tviy. 42 U. C.j 1 ()3( (i.To e l t whet r a c l i dia ed as ci t ' ' S. 382ca ()C)i) vauae he hid s s bl d fn d b teSo ilS c rt Ac,a a miitaielw j dg u e atr ese a ay i eie y h ca e u iy t n d n sr t a u e s s h e -tp n lss v 3 p o ie byt eCo eofFe ea Re uain . e 2 C. R.j 41 .2 ()( ) Fis,he r vd d h d d r l g lto s S e 0 F. 69 4 a -d . rt t ALJ de e m i s whehe t cli a i wor ng a wheher t t wor c tt es t r ne t r he am nt s ki nd t ha k onsiut g if le o me t 20 C. R.j 41 .2 *) S c nd te ALJ d tr ne wh t e t e an u mply n. F. 69 4 . e o , h ee mi s eh r h cai ntsmedi li nne i sver 20C. R.j41 92 .Fi ly,t ALJl l ma ' ca mpai nt s e e. F. 6. 4/) nal he ooks t wh t e te i ar n t el) me ial e u ls,o fncin ly e u ls' t o eh r h mp ime t d ts, dc l q a g) r u to al q all' he me y lse i i ne t. 0 C. R. 41 .2 * . J d eGab rn tdi hsR&R, h st r itd mpan n s 2 F. j 69 4( As u g r e oe n i t i hid se i pe f r d by a s pa ae i uiy i t sx cha a t rsi oft c l sf toni tp s r o me e r t nq r n o i r c e itcs he hid' unc i ng: $ )ac rnga usng i omai ( at ng a co ei ts ;()i eaci ç quii nd i nfr ton; 2) tendi nd mpltng a ks 3 ntr tng (1 a d r ltn wi oh r;( ) mo ig a o t a d ma iu ai obe t;( ) c rn f r n eaig t te s 4 vn b u n h np lt ng j cs 5 a ig o o s l;a d ( )man anig he lh a p y ia welb ig. ( # 9 p 7 ( ing 2 ne ef n 6 iti n at nd h sc l l- en ' DE 2 , . ct 0 ' i C. R.j41 926a( ( ). F. 6. b)1) he val t d r ha ge am nts xhi t tii J e M a r e ua e m o e t n 300 pa s of Cl i a ' e bis dea lng, udg i e ala,te tng physcans not ,r cor of ps hol c esi an ac de i ntr i r ai ii ' es e ds yc ogialt tng, d a m c pe f manc a s hoolbe or J e M ah f ror e, nd c havi . udg er ound t tCli antha note ge i ha am d nga d n s t nta ganf a tviy and s f r d fo t e s ve alm e ca i im e s ADHD, ubsa il i ul c i t ufe e r m hr e e r di l mpar nt : a lani dior ,a oppostonaldefa dior r ( a DE # 1 1 p.22) e r ng s der nd ii ince s de . R. t 5- , . Howe r J ve , udge M a rco ude t t1 Hende s smedi li im e sdi no m e t he ncl d ha . r on' ca mpar nt d t e o medialy e r c l qual t lse i im e t o a f nci l e va e unde t sx he itd mpar n s r ' tona qui l nt u r he i c r ctrsis of a c l s f toni I Thus J ha a e itc hid' unc i ng. d , udge M ahe c ude t tCl mant r oncl d ha ai was notdia e unde t Soca Sec iy Ac a t r o e noten il t dia lt s bld r he il urt t nd he ef r tted o s biiy i u a e be tt . d ns r nc nei s I Plitf' moi n frs mma yj d me tldg sf u man atc so te d na anifs to o u r u g n o e o r i t k n h e il a o b n ft: 1 J d eM a rsd cso ûsn ts p o tdb tes b tni l ih o t e f e eis ( ) u g he ' e ii n i o u p re y h u sa ta weg t f h i 4 evi nc '( #21 p.20) ( J M a rer i fii t dic ss ofPl nifs de e' DE , ; 2) udge he red n alng o s us ome aitf' s n' sholsi ts sors ( ) J o s c atc et c e ; 3 udge M a e rd i dimisng o oft te tng her re n s s i ne he rai physcin' ase s nt;a ( J e Mahe lc a a quat undesa ng of i a s ssme s nd 4) udg r a ked n de e rtndi at i n de i tdior r tento fci s de . Co v rey De e d n ' moin fr s mma y j d me tag e t a Plitf s n es l , fn a ts to o u r u g n r u s h t an if a a i wihoutme i.l pa tc a ,De enda r ciest r c d be or J ppe l s t rt n riulr f nt e t he e or f e udge M a her de onsr tng t tCl i a ' m e c i ime wa notf tona l equi l ntt a m tai ha am nts dial mpa r nt s unc i ly va e o lse i nne be us Cli i l c d a ma ke lmia i i ac rng a usng it d mpai nt ca e a mant a ke r d i t ton n quii nd i i onna i a i a tndi a c nf ton nd n te ng nd ompltng t ks ha a l st n m a ked lm iai i e i as ; s es ha r i t ton n c rng f hi el a mai ai ng hi he lh a we lbe ng;and ha no lm iaton i a i or ms f nd nt ni s at nd l- i d i ti n itrcig a d r ltng wi oh r o i ma p ltn o j cs ( # ,p 1 -1 ) n ea tn n eai t t es r n niuaig b e t. DE 25 p. 3 7 . h De e nta gue t tt r co d pr de s t ntalevi nc u whi J f nda r s ha he e r ovi s ubsa i de e pon ch udge M a r he co d de de t tPl i ifs s wa notdiabl a de i by t Soc a Se urt Ad ul ci ha antf on s s ed s fned he i l c iy a d ta,h rf r , fn a ti e tt dt j dg n a amatro lw. n h tt eeo e De e d n s nil o u me t s te f a e The Cou tfndsno obvi e r wih t ALJ Sf t fndi .M o eove ,t r ous ror t he ' acual i ngs r r he Cour fnds t t J e M a r appled pr pe l l sa r i e l tng Cl i a ' ti ha udg he i o r ega t nda ds n va ua i am nts elg biiy unde t sa u e.The quesi t i whe he J i i lt r he t t t ton hen s t r udge M a rs de a of he ' nil dia lt be ist Pl i ifss wa s s biiy neft o antf on s uppore by s t nta e denc td ubsa il vi e. J d eGab rsR&R n tsta S clama ts e t mia p e n tea p ia l u g re' oe h ts li n e ms o s p rhe d h p lc b e l sa r ofr vi ...bor outby hi r pe t d r f e est the s t nta weghtof t nda d e ew ne s e a e e er nc o t ubs a i l i e d e.' ( #29,p.9) The sa r ofrviw i,i d,muc nar rt n vienc '' DE . tndad e e s ndee h rowe ha Pli if s antf uggess df e Co tm a not ...r wei t e denc or s tt e is own t.t' -h ur y e gh he vi e ubsiut t j d me f r t to t e ALJ rg r ls o wh te t e Co r fes i wo d h v u g nt o ha f h , e a de s f eh r h u t e l t ul a e r ol d contit i t e de e dif r nty ha i r viwe t r c d a hea d t es ve lc s n he vi nc fe e l d t e e d he e or nd r he tsi etmonyi t frti tnc 'Pate s v Asr ,2011W L 837744,* ( D. a Fe n he is nsa e. tr on . tue ' 2 S. Fl. b. 1 2011 ( tng Mie v Chatr 8 F. 1 0, ) cii ls . e , 4 3d 397,1 ( 1h Ci.1 ) So lng a t 400 1 t r 996). o s he r c d i ude s tnta e de e upon whih t ALJ c d have bas hi decson, e or ncl s ubsa i l vi nc c he oul ed s ii t sCour i pr bie fom r ver i t tdecson.C n i t evi e pr ponde at hi t s ohi t d r e sng ha ii t Eve f he denc e r es a i tt Comm isone ' fndi ,we mus a fr i t dec son r ac d i s ga ns he s i rs i ngs t fim f he ii e he s uppore td by s tnta e de e.'Elion v Bar t 355 F.d 1 ubsa il vi nc ' ls . nhar, 3 272, 1 ( 1h Ci.2003 275 1 t r ) (n en l uoe a d ctto o te ) Plitf,nh rmo inf rs mmayj d me th s itr a q ts n iain mi d . an if i e to o u r u g n, a t done not ng t dipr t abunda ofe de e s hi o s ove he nce vi nc uppori J e M ahe ' dec son. tng udg rs ii By m e e y poi i t e de e t c d s rl ntng o vi nc hat oul uppor a c l i n c r r t t r ac d t onc uso onta y o hat e he by t A LJ i note he s nough. Pl i ifs o he at c on t ALJ' de ii t the e r i f lng t dic s antf' t r ta ks he S cson ha red n aii o s us s ome of Cli nts s hol si t s s or s a i dim isng one of t teai a ma ' c a tc e t c e nd n s s i he r tng physc a sa s s nt ,a t the lc a ade t unde sandi ofat nton de i t ii n' s es me s nd ha a ked n qua e r t ng te i fci dior r alo a e eiherwihoutme i,ir lvant or a t ve y las,i ufi e t s de s r t t rt r ee , , t he r e t ns fcint o s t i a fndi t tt ALJe r d. usan i ng ha he re 1 1 C ONCLUS ON 1. I The r or i r plt wih e de e s ec d s e e e t vi nc uppori J tng udge M a r s de son t de he ' cii o ny Su e pplment Sec iy I ome t Pl i ifss a J al urt nc o antf on, nd udge M ahe ' de i i was b e rs c son as d o p o e lg lsa d r . ee oe Dee d n , n n tPli tf, se t ld t j d me t n rp r e a tn ads Th r fr , fn a t a d o anif i ni e o u g n t as a m a t r of l , A c or ngl upon c r ul c i r ton of t r cor and bei te aw c di y, a ef ons de a i he e d ng ot r ie f l a s d,i i O R D ER ED ,AD JU DG ED .a D EC REED t he w s uly dvi e t s nd hat 6 1 D e enda ' M oto f Sum m a y J gme ( #25) be,a i hee . f nt s i n or r ud nt DE nd s rby, G R AN TED . 2. Pli ifs Moton f Su antf i or mmar J y udgment ( #21 be,and i hee DE ) s rby, D ENIED . The Clr i die t t CLO SE t sca e. e k s r ced o hi s DONE and ORDERED i c n hambe sa t J mesLa e e Ki Fe r lJ tce r t he a wr nc ng de a usi t e, ami orda, t hi 9t y Buidi a Unie Stt Courhous M i , Fl i da ed t s 1 h da of l ng nd t d a es Se e r 201 ptmbe , 2. / V V * ' b . ' ' . J A,-' ' ' . ' 5 g ES LAW REN CE KI NG I S TED TATES DI TRI J S CT UDGE SOUTHEM DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA ' Cc:Cl r ofC ourt ek Coun efo Pl nt s l r ai W A dam Scot Nei t denber g A da N ei nbe g,PA m de r 7067 D .W es Br a d Boul va d t ow r e r Pl nt ton,FL 33317 a ai Co eforDe nd nt uns l fe a Chr s opher M ac arol it chi i U S Ator y' O fi t ne s fce 99 N E 4t Stee h r t M i i FL 331 am , 32
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