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SCHNEIDER v. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SEC. ADMIN.

No. 99-35634.

223 F.3d 968 (2000)

Sharon SCHNEIDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Tassinari, Johnson, Cram, Harder & Wells, Eugene, Oregon, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Victoria Blais, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Seattle, Washington, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: FERGUSON, GRABER, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

Sharon Schneider appeals the district court's decision affirming the administrative law judge's ("ALJ") denial of her application for disability benefits. The primary issue before us is whether the ALJ erred when he failed to consider five letters that Ms. Schneider submitted from friends and ex-employers who describe her functional limitations in the workplace. We determine that the ALJ erred by not considering the lay evidence and that this...

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