Published opinions from 2007. The case name opens the case page.
November 9, 2007507 F.3d 605
The court affirmed the dismissal and summary judgment against George, concluding that his unrelated claims against numerous defendants could not properly be joined and that the claims he pursued on appeal did not establish a basis for relief.
The en banc court reversed the denial of Pruitt’s requests for recruited pro bono counsel and remanded for recruitment of counsel and a new trial. It held that a district court must consider both the difficulty of the case and the particular plaintiff’s competence to litigate it, and that the district court’s failure…
The court affirmed the denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income because substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s assessment of Schmidt’s treating physicians’ opinions, credibility, residual functional capacity, and ability to perform other work.
August 3, 2007496 F.3d 773
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Commissioner, concluding that the ALJ’s decision denying SSI benefits was supported by substantial evidence. Although the ALJ did not obtain a valid waiver of counsel, that procedural error was not prejudicial because the record was adequately developed; Skinner’s…