SSR 96-1p: Application by the Social Security Administration (SSA) of Federal Circuit Court and District Court Decisions

• Author: David Traver/David Ferrari
• Pages: 169-182

SSR 96-1p

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CHAPTER 4

SSR 96-1p

Application by the Social Security

Administration (SSA) of Federal Circuit

Court and District Court Decisions

§400 INTRODUCTION

§401 PURPOSE OF SSR 961P

§401.1 Example: Using SSR 96-1p as a Sword to Counter the

Invidious ad hominem Attack of the “Sias” Boilerplate

§402 DISTRICT COURT DECISIONS

§403 LAW OF THE CASE

§404 NONACQUIESCENCE IN CIRCUIT COURT

§404.0.1 Practice Tip: Are the Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Emergency

Messages, and the Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law Manual (HALLEX)

Binding upon Adjudicators at SSA?

§404.1 Who Says What the Law Is? — Non-Issue if No Conf‌lict

§404.2 Practice Tip

§404.3 Two Cases on Point: An ALJ Who Will Not Listen to the District Court, and What Happens

When a Claimant Moves From One Circuit to Another?

§405 EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES (EAJA), AND THE PETARD

§406 QUICKLIST OF ACQUIESCENCE RULINGS