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HICKS v. COM'R OF SOCIAL SEC.

Nos. 17-5206, 17-5211, 17-5212, 17-5213, 17-5214, 17-5215, 17-5216, 17-5598, 17-5614.

909 F.3d 786 (2018)

Amy Jo HICKS (17-5206); Linda Blackburn (17-5211); Willie Ousley, on Behalf of the Estate of Patricia L. Ousley (17-5212); Cherrie Justice (17-5213); Leah Ann Jenkins (17-5214); Shelia Darlene Adams (17-5215); Roy G. Hale, Jr. (17-5216), Plaintiffs-Appellees, John Lee Perkins (17-5598); Carolyn Griffith, Timothy L. Howard, and Robert Martin (17-5614), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellant, (17-5206/5211/5212/5213/5214/5215/5216), Defendant-Appellee (17-5598/5614).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 21, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Thomas Pulham, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Social Security. Arpit K. Garg, WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs. ON BRIEF: Thomas Pulham, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Social Security. Arpit K. Garg, WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP, Washington, D.C., Ned Pillersdorf, PILLERSDORF, DEROSSETT & LANE, Prestonburg, Kentucky, Evan B. Smith, APPALACHIAN CITIZENS' LAW CENTER, Whitesburg, Kentucky, Charnel M. Burton, APPALACHIAN RESEARCH AND DEFENSE FUND OF KENTUCKY, INC., Hazard, Kentucky, Francis E. Budde, MORGAN & MORGAN, Atlanta, Georgia, Kelly L. Ward Wallen, APPALACHIAN RESEARCH AND DEFENSE FUND, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, for Plaintiffs. Charles L. Martin, MARTIN & JONES, Decatur, Georgia, for Amicus Curiae.

MOORE, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which GIBBONS, J., joined, and ROGERS, J., joined in Part II.C. ROGERS, J. (pp. 813-27), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

When individuals in this country are unable to work because of physical or mental disabilities, they may file for Social Security Disability Insurance ("SSDI") and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits. The eleven plaintiffs here all filed for these benefits, and they all eventually received...

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