Pennington v. Astrue, No. 7:2011cv00446 - Document 15 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 4/11/2012. (lab)

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CL S OFFI U. , DI O URT ERK' JE S ST. ATR- OG , % FI LED I THE U N I N TED STA TES DI STRI COU RT CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STW CT OF V I I A RG NI RO AN OK E D I I ON V SI AFR 12 2 1 92 BJ I D L M UqAC, E Y' bEPU C W I AM F.PEN N I TON , LLI NG Ci lA c i N o. 7: CV 00 vi ton 11 446 Pl i if a ntf , M EM O M N D UM O PI I N N O M I A EL J A STRU E, CH . Com m i s one ofSoc alSe trt si r i c liy, By: H onor bl Gl n E.Conr a e e ad Chi Unie St t Diti J ef t d aes srct udge De e nt f nda . Pli ifhasfld t sa ton c le ng t fna de i i oft Comm isone ofSoc a antf ie hi c i ha lngi he i l c son he si r il Sec iyde ngpl ntf sc am sf rdia lt nsla ebe ft ands ppl me al e iyi m e urt nyi ai if l i o s biiyi tr nc ne is u e nt s curt nco be ft unde t Soca Se trt Ac, n nde 42U. C.jj41 i a 423,a 42U. C.j neis r he il cliy tas me d, S. 6() nd nd S. 1381çt e ,es ct y.J iditono t s r i purua t 42U. C. 405()a 42U. C. s g.r pe i vel urs ci f hi cou ts s nto S. j g nd S. . j1 c( .Asrfe t byt me a a ag nts tedbyt patest is no 383()3) elced he mornda nd rume ubmit he ri ,he sues w be or t c t r w he he t Com m i s one ' fnal c s o i s f e he our a e t r he s i rs i de i i n s uppor e by s t nta e de , t d ubs a i l vi nce orwhehe t r i ' t r he e s ' good c us 'one e st t r m a ngt c s t t Comm isone f f rhe a e't c s ia e e ndi he a e o he s i r or u t r c n ieain.S e4 U. C. 40 ( ) o sd rto e 2 S. j 5g . The pli if W ila F.Pe ngt antf, li m nni on,wa bom o J nua y 30,1 s n a r 967,and eve ualy nt l c m pl t d hi hi h s hool duc ton.Pl ntf hasw o ked a a c t c i l bo e , lve y dzve , o ee s g c e ai ai if r s ons nz ton a r r de i r i r gr er sor so ke , il r t , a pe e , rsha e , ndpr to lbor r Hel s r oc y t e t c r drlope aor c r nt rpa t ndlr a oduci n a e . a two ked on ar gulrbassi 2000. On Aug t31 2007,M r Pen ng on fld a i ai f dia lt e a i n us , . ni t ie pplc tons or s biiy i ur nc be ft a s e e al s c iy i m e be ft .Pl ntf a l ge t t he be m e ns a e ne is nd uppl m nt e urt nco ne is ai i f le d ha cn di a e f a 1f m sof s t nta gai ula tviy o J y 1 2000 due t c pr s i n f a t es s bl d or 1 or ubs a i l nf c i t n ul , o om e s o r c ur , ne v dn age de ne a i di c di e e,de e s o c r ni a e y,pi he ne ve ,hi bl r e m , ge r tve s s as pr s i n, h o c nxi t nc d r s gh ood RK pr s u e, nd l s li Henow ma nti t thehasr m aneddiab e t t pr s nttm e.As e s r a eg we lng. i ans ha e i s l d o he e e i t hi a i a i f dia lt i ur nc b ft,t r c d r ve st t51 .Pe i on m e t o s pplc ton or s biiy ns a e ene s he e or e al ha r mangt t he i ur d sausr r m e soft Ac t oug t fr tqu tro 2006, nott r a tr Se ae , ns e t t equie nt he thr h he is are f but he e fe . e n. 4 U. C.j 41 ()a d4 3 a .Co e u n l, . e nngo i e tte t d sb l yisla c 2 S. j 6i n 2 () nsq e ty Mr P n i tn s n ild o ia ii n trn e t be ft o y i he ha e t ihe t the bec m e d s bl f a lf m s ofs t nta ganf l ne s nl f s sabls d ha n i a ed or 1 or ubsa i l i u e oyme onorbeor M ac 31 2006.Seege , U. C.j423() mpl nt f e rh , n.42 S. a. M rPe ng on' cli swe ede eduponi ta consd r to dr onsde a i Het n . nni t s am r ni niil i e ai nr ec i r ton. he rquetda r c i da7.no he rnga rviw bef eanAdmi sr tveLa J e se nd e eve . vo ai nd e e : or nitai w udge.I a nn opi on da e Apr l7,201 t La J ni td i 0, he w udge a s de e m i d t tpl i ifi notdi a e TheLaw l o t r ne ha a ntf s s bl d. J udgef t t tM r Pe ngtn s f s9om s ve ei iment ont bas ofde ne ai dic o md ha . nni o ufer e r mpar s he es ge r tve s di ea e hy r e i obest he dac s a de e s o Gi n t sc bi ton ofi paim e s s s , pe t ns on, iy, a he , nd pr s i n. ve hi om na i m r nt , t La J enze t t ai ifi dia e f a1ofhi pas r l va wor r e .TheLa J he w udg l d ha pl ntf s s bl d or 1 s t e e nt k ol s w udge as e s M r Pe ngt sr i f tona c pact asf l s s ed . nni on' esdual unci l a iy olows: A fe c r u consde a i n of t e tr r c d, 1 fnd t t t c ai a has t t r a ef l i r to he n ie e or i ha he l m nt he r sdualf nc i c pa t t lf a / c r upt 20pot oc sona l and 1 ei u tonal a ciy o it nd or ary o mds ca i ly 0 pot feq nty; tndf 4 hotr i a 8mds r ue l sa or ls n n hourpe i f 2 hotr a atme;wak rod or zs t i l f 3 hour i a 8 ho pe i f 2 hotr a a tm e;s tf 4 hour i a 8- z or s n n - ur r od or ls t i i or s n n holr pei f 3hour atatme;rque l ra h( to r a , ndl fnge, e la rod or s i fe nty e c no ve he d)ha e,i rf e nd oc asonal r a h ove he d a pus pul wih t rghta l f ha ge nty c i ly e c r a nd h/ l t he i nd e t nd; que l o r t f tc r swih t rghtf ; ca i ly ope a ef c r swih t pe a e oo ontol t he i oot oc sonal r t oot ontol t he lf f t occ sonaly c ouc kne l so a clmb s isorr m ps ne rcr wl e t oo ; a i l r h, e , t op, nd i u r n ; ve a , baanc orc i bldde sors fol ;olr t fe nt xposlet ope atngam o or l e, lm a r ca f ds t e a e ' que e r tr o r i t ve cl hum i t we ne s dus ,odor ,f e ,pul ona y i t t ,a e r m e hi e, diy, t s , t s um s m r ni an s nd xte c d/ a ; olr t oc aso le ur t movi m e ha c lpa t, br tons a ol he t t e a e c i na xpos e o ng c ni a rs vi a i , nd m ode a enoie;a t e a eno e rt s nd olr t xposle t unpr e t he g s Addii l t tr o ot ced i ht . tonaly, he c ai a haspa n i hi ba k a l gs t kesm e c ton a hass d e f t , s t l m nt i n s c nd e , a di a i nd i e f ec s doe n' s e p w e l s ha f t g ge s de es e ha he da hes a a c bi ton of le l o s a i ue, t pr s d, s a c , nd ny om na i t s woul a em od r t r duc i i c e r to pe s se ea he e dc us e a e e ton n onc nt a i n, r i t nc ndpa , tned ce de i ashe w o d t nk ofa c bi ton oft e pr e s 8 t 1 tm espe hotrf ul hi ny om na i hes obl m o 0 i r l or up t 1 s ondse c tm e butt r woul beno aba o 0 ec a h i , he e d ndonm e oft s a he c d nt a k nd oul co pl t a no m a w or y. m ee r l kda 2 ( 1 ) Gi ns c ar sd a f n to l a ct ,n a tr o ie igplitf' a e e u ain, TR 9 . ve u h e iu lu cina c pa iy a d fe c nsd rn anifs g , d c to a pr or or e re , swel a t s i o f om avoca i e r, heLa J nd i w k xpe i nce a l s e tm ny r tonal xpe t t w udgede e m i d t r ne t tM r Pe ngt ha . nni onpos e s d s t i nt u tona c c t o e gei s ver l i a s de ar s s e ufk e f nc i l apa iyt nga n e a lght nd e nt y w o k r e pe ti a st s a opto a al r l van tm e o and be or t da e oft La r ol s nni tng i/ t nd i n t l e e t i s n f e he t he w J udge' o ni Ac di y,t La J s pi on. cor ngl he w udge uli t l c l tma ey oncuded t tM r Pe ngt n i not ha . nni o s dia e a t thei note ildt be tt unde et rfdeal ogr Se ge , C. R.jj sbld, nd ha s ntte o neis r ihe e r pr nm. e n.20 F. 404.520( a 41 920( . TheLa J 1 g) nd 6. g) w udge' opi o wa a e ast fna decson oft s nin s doptd he i l ii he Com m i s one by t Soci l Se trt A dm i s r to s Appe l Counci. H a ng e us e a 1 si r he a c liy nit a i n' as l vi xha t d l a lbl a i sr tver di s M r Penni on ha no a vaia e dm nita i eme e , . ngt s w ppeae t t sc t ld o hi our. W lie pli if m a be dia e f c rai f r s of empl ll antf y s bld or e t n o m oymen ,t c uc a f cual t he r i l a t de e m i ton i w he he pl i i fi di a ed f a 1f m sofs t i lgai ule pl e . See t r na i s t r a ntf s s bl or 1 or ubsanta nf m oym nt 42U. C.jj423( ( a 1 2c() Theeaef l ee nt ofpr whihmus bec i e S. d)2) nd 38 a. r r otr lme s oof c t onsderd i ma igs c a a ay i.Th s ee n saesl rz da f l ws ()o jcieme ia f cs n kn u h n n l ss e e lme t r l mma ie s ol : 1 be tv dc la t o a dci ia fn igs( )h o no s n c n lso s fraigp y iins( ) u j ciee d n e n lnc l idn ;2 te piin a d o cu in o te tn h sca '3 s b e tv vie c , o p y ia ma f sainso i ar n s a d srb dtr u hacama t t si n ; n ( )he f h sc l nie tto f mp ime t, s e cie h o g li n ' e t y a d 4 t s mo cl i a ' e a i voc tona hit y,r s dua s ls a age V ie v.Fi h,438 F. 11 a m nts duc ton, a i l s or e i l kil , nd . t k nc 2d 57, 11 9- ( h Ci.1 ) Und r 5 60 4t r 971; e woodv. biof,298F. 850,851( hCi.1 . Ri c f 2d 4t r 962) A fe a r vi w oft r c d i t s c s ,t c ti c ta ne t c ude t tt e i tr e e he e or n hi a e he our s ons r i d o oncl ha her s s t nta e de et s ubsa il vi nc o uppor t Comm isone ' de a of antf' cam f s biiyi ur nc the s i rs ni l pli ifs li ordia lt ns a e be ft . H oweve , he c tbe i ve t t he e i l ne is r t our le s ha t r s û good ca e' f rr m a ofpl i if sc a m f us ' o e nd a ntf l i or 3 s e e a s urt i om e be ft t t Comm iso r f f rhe de opmen a upplm nt l ec iy nc ne is o he s i ne or u t r vel t nd c i r ton. ons de a i The media r co d c c l e r onfr t t M r Pe ngt has s f r d fom sgnii a ms ha . nni on ufe e r i fc nt mus ul ke eal obl ms aswe l r a e s mpt t ogya e o i na dys unci sncet c os l t pr e , l as elt d y oma ol nd m to l f ton, i he lt 1 a e 990s The ei a s s . r s lo omei c tonofsma i lde es i M r Pe ngtn ha bee s n ndi ai i tona pr son. . nni o s n ee b s ve a orho e c s cilssa ge r lpr c ii r i a a tmptt obt n te t ntf y e r l t pa di pe a it nd ne a a ttone s n n te o ai r a me or pe sse pan a dic or i hi ba k a lwe e r miis An M RJ ofpl i ifst r i rit nt i nd s omf t n s c nd o r xte te . antf ho acc s nepe f medi J y of2003s we m od aede ne a i dicdie ea e gge a e dor a pi ror n ul ho d er t ge r tve s s as nd xa r t d s l kyphossa c r i a l doss butno e de ofdic he niton,s na se i,o s na co d i nd e v c l or i, vi nce s r a i pi l t noss r pi l r i nge nt ( 752- ) mpi me . TR 53 . The c rtbeleve t t t Ad i sr i Law J ou i s ha he m nitatve udge r as bl r le on m e ca e ona y e id di l i e r t re c nt roga o i s ompl tdbyDr W a d Stve , ee . r e ns aboa dce tfe ne os ge Folowi ar viw r rii d ur ur on. l ng e e ofal t e de t n ofr or D r St ve r s nd t as resofi e l he vi nce he ec d, . e ns e po ed o e i nt noga oreso A ug t20, t i n us 2009.DrStve c l dt tMr Pemi onwa no s frngfom alse i ime . ( . e ns oncude ha . r ngt s t ufei r itd mpar ntl TR 834) Dr Stve we on t ases pl ntf physc a lt f a vait ofwor rlt . . e ns nt o s s ai ifs ial biiy or rey k-eaed a tvte . ( 8 54 ) Th c u t l ve t a Dr S e e s a ss me ts p o t a Sn i o ciiis TR 3 -0 . e o r bei s h t . tv n ' se s n u p rs dng f e r sdua f tonalc pa t f r s de a y and lgh s de t r wor r esi whi t wo ke i e i l unc i a ciy o e nt r i t e nay k ol n ch he r r s pe mit t storsa a wil r ted o i t nd t l. 1 facl mants f sfom ani r e I ai ufer r mpaim ntwhi m e sorequal alsed i paimentunderAppe x ch et s it m r ndi It Subpa P oft Adm i s r i Re atonsPar 404,t cl m anti deem e di ed f al f o rt he nitatve gul i t he ai s d sabl or l onnsof s t i gai ule pl e wihoutconsde aton off or such asage,educa i , and pri wor ubsantal nf m oym nt t i r i act s ton or k e e inc .Se 20C. R.j 40 1 20 d)a d 4l 9 ( ) xp re e e F. j 4.5 ( n 6.20 d . 4 At t a nita i he rng,t Adm i sr tve La J he dmi sr tve a i he nita i w udge and pli if s a t ne antf tor y pr m dedhypot tca quesi t avoc tona e r .Oneof hehy t tc quesi nsofe ed opot he i l tons o a i l xpe t t po he i al to fr b t Adm i sr tve La J e s tf t aloft wor r a e lm ia i i ntûe by Dr y he nita i w udg e orh l he k-elt d i t tons de i d . S e e s ( 6 - ) Th La J d et ne p n e u o t a h poh tc lakigt ev c to a tv n . TR 0 61. e w u g he x a d d p n h t y t eia, s n h o ain l e r t as ume t t M r Pemi o s f r fom a û e ae r uci n i co e r to xpe t o s ha . l ngtn ufe s r t mod r t ed to n nc ntai n, pesse c a dp c . ( 6 ) I rs o s t b t h p teias tevo ai n l x e t pn dt a ritn e n a e' TR 2 . n e p n e o oh y oh tc l,h c to a e p r o ie h t ' pli tf c d be e c e t e a n if oul xpe t d o ngag i s en a y a lghts de a y e ri la tvii whi h e n ed t r nd i e ntr xe tona c i tes c o frat o c le stsa do to . ( 61. fe i -ald i tn p in' TR ) s / ' TheAd i sr tveLa J m nitai w udger le he viyonDr St ve a s s nt a hevoc tona e id a l . e ns' s es me , ndt ai l e r' r s xpe ts e pons t hypot tc que tonsi por tng Dr St ve 'fndi ,i de ng M r eo he ial si ncor a i . e ns i ngs n nyi . Pe ngt sc am sf be t .Thec t ivest tt Adm i sr tveLaw J nni on' l i or neks our bele ha he nita i udge' r la e s ei nc on t s t evi ntar s c i s he e wo de i y our es s uppore by s t i levi nce Dr St ve ha t td ubsmnta de . . e ns d he opporuniy t r vi w a s t nta m edi a r or i as e sng t s ve iy ofM r Penni on' t t o e e ubs a i l c l ec d n s s i he e rt . ngt s mus ul kelt l dys u ton. The me c l r co d co i ed by Dr St ve i l d bot c os e a f nc i di a e r nsder . e ns ncude h s be tv a s sme t a do j ci eme ia su is icu igt eao e nine Mllr p r. u j cie se s ns n b e tv dc l t d e ,n ldn h f rme to d t e o t M o eove ,t c tnot t tma oft media r t c r r he our es ha ny he c l epors ompie i t e ry t mi 200 l d n he a l o d- 0s i ca e t tM r Penni on was s ilenga ng,a l s on occ s on,i f i l r gor us phys c ndi t ha . ngt tl gi t ea t a i n a ry i o i al a tvii .Fi l t co t e t ti posngh hei l si f hevoc tonal xpe qt c i tes naly,he ur nots ha n i ypot tca que tons ort a i e r he Ad n srtv La J d ea s me ta plitf s be t ed s o o t e utdi s meme s r miitaie w u g su d h t an ifs u j ci ic mf rr s l n o v e aue ofr uc i i c e r ton, rit nc a pac . l d,i maki hi uli t f c -i ngs ed ton n onc ntai pe sse e, nd e ndee n ng s tma e a tfndi , t Ad n srtv La J d ea s me aS d rt rd cin' a e o s b e tv ma ietto s he miitai e w u g su d û eae e u to 'b s d n u j cie nf sai n . mo ( 1 .l s qt co tbeive t tt Admi srtveLa J ,a Dr Stve f t t TR 9) n hor he ur le s ha he nitai w udge nd . e ns or ha ma tr ma r as bl as esm e soft m e c r o d, nd g veM r Pe ngt t bene i of te , de e ona e s s nt he dial ec r a a . nni on he ft t doubtne l tngt e e tt whihhi ca ct f wor i i c edbyhi pai a physc he i vaua i he xt n o c s pa iy or k s mpa t s n nd ial di c f r . s om o t Asf t admi sr tvea s s e oft vocai f c o st co t le t t heLa or he nitai s esm nt he tonal a t r ,he ur be ives ha t w J udgepos r as bl a c ed e ona e nd ompr he i hy hei a q si t t voc tonale r. The e nsve pot tc l ue tons o he a i xpe t c tfndst tt voca i le r ' e l ton oft voc tona f c or ,a t a sl ptons our i ha he tona xpe ts va ua i he a i l a t s nd he s lm i unde whi h t e r de i r t a e f ly c it ntw ih t e de e i t sca e. r c he xpe t lbe a ed, r u l ons s e t he vi nc n hi s I s r,t c tbele t tt Admi srtve La J n ho t he our ives ha he nitai w udge' ado i ofDr St ns s pton . eve ' fndi i s i ngs s uppore by s tnta e de e.l s h a Dr St ve m a hi a s s ntbas td ubsa il vi nc na muc s . e ns de s s es me ed o t m e ca r or asi e se on Aug t20, 09,a i s uc aspl i ifsi tr d sa' n he di l ec d t xit d us 20 nd na m h antf ' nsle tt us e d on M a c 31, nde r h 2006,i f l t tt r c d s t olows ha he e or upporst La J e' d alofpl ntf s t he w udg s eni ai if a i to f dia lt i ur ebe ft .Thus t Comm iso r sfnalde ii n de ng t s pplcai n or s biiy ns anc ne is ,he s i ne ' i c so nyi hi cli mus beafi med. am t tr The di t uly i t sc e i t tt r we e s t nta de opm en s i t m edi alr c d fk t n hi as s ha he e r ubs a i l vel t n he c e or i t m ont f l ng Dr St ve ' e l ton. I s m s t t i 2009,M r Pe m i on w as n he hs olowi . e ns va ua i t ee ha n . l ngt i a c r t d f ape i oftme. Onc hewa r e e hewass e by Dr Ke t M cl y e a nc r e a e or rod i e s elas d, en . nneh nt r t t Blndco yM e c l i c.Dr M cnt ec m plt dame ca a s s m e onM a c 1 201 he a unt di a Clni . l yr o e e di l s e s nt r h 7, 0, wh c id c tst a Mr Pe nngo i d sbe a ars l o d g n rtv j itd sa e i te ih n iae h t . n i tn s ia ld s e ut f e e eaie on ie s n h ll bos c a s ne, w ih r di ton t t l w e e r m ii s Pe ha m or s gnii a l M r lm a r l pi t a a i o he o r xte te . r ps e i f c nty, . Pe ng on unde we a ne M ll oft l bos c a s ne on J nua y 22,201 r s tng i a nni t r nt w t he um a r l pi a r 0, e uli n n i rs in o sveebi trlfc ta tr sswihmi t o a ou a j n to d g n rtv d s mp e so f e r l ea a e rh o i t l h rc lmb r u cin e e eaie ic a d die e,houghwihoute de eofce rlc na orf n na se i.( 1 ) s as t t vi nc nta a l ormi l tnoss TR 054 . 6 The c tbele t tt de l e toft sm o e r c ntme c e de ene es iaes our ives ha he veopm n hi r e e dial vi nc c st t r m and of t ca e t t Com m i s o r f r f t rcons d r ton of M r Pe m i o s c a m f e he s o he s i ne o urhe i e ai . r ngt n' l i or s ppl m e a s c iy i m e be ft . The cour not s t tw he a ke t c i ert l velof u e nt l e urt nco ne is t e ha n s d o ons d he e pot ntal bs nt e s s ges e by D r M c nt e' w or r l t d as e s e ofM a c 1 201 t e i a e e i m ug t d . l yr s k- e a e s s m nt r h 7, 0, he v c to a e p r o ie t a Mr Pe nn tnwo dbet b et h l a yj b.( 6 - 5 .M o e o ain l x e t pn d h t . n ig o ul ma l o o d n o TR 4 6 ) r i mpora l t c ta i r cog ze t tt Ad i sr tve La J tnty, he our ga n e ni s ha he m nita i w udge c e ry r le on Dr l a l e id . St ve 'm e ca as e s e i de e mi ngt tM r Pemi o c d silpe f r s de a y or e ns di l s s m nt n t r ni ha . r ngtn oul tl r o m e nt r lg s de a y e ri Thec tha dee ne t tt La J i ht e nt r xe ton. our s tnni d ha he w udge' r la i t sr a d i s ei nce n hi eg r s s p o tdb s b tn il vd n e a dj si e t eCo sine' d nilo panifscam f r u p re y u sa ta e ie c , n u tt s h mmiso rs e a f li tf li o i dia lt i ur nc be ft . Howe r Dr St ve di notha t opporuniy t c i rt s biiy ns a e ne s ve , . e ns d ve he t t o onsde he me c l vi nc ge r t a trpl ntf' r l s fom prs i l t 2009.TheM ll i ngsfom di a e de e ne aed fe ai if s eea e ' r ion n ae t fndi r J nua y of 201 i c t t tt l velofdege r tve pr es i t l ba s ne i no m or a r 0 ndi a e ha he e ne a i oc s n he um r pi s w e pr m c t n t tc i r d b Dr St ve . 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