Johnson v. SSA, No. 4:12 CV 1604, 2013 WL 3228313 (E.D. Mo. June 24, 2013) (Sippel, J.)
Date
Re: Request for name of administrative law judge assigned to preside over plaintiff's disability hearing
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion to dismiss
- Mootness: The Court holds that plaintiff's request for the name of the judge assigned to her disability hearing is moot. The name of the judge "was released to [plaintiff] before this lawsuit was filed." Plaintiff "cannot show that she has a reasonable expectation of having another hearing before an SSA ALJ." Her "complaint asserts only remote possibilities of appearing before an ALJ in the future." "As a result she cannot meet the capable of evading review exception to the mootness doctrine."
Court Decision Topic(s)
District Court opinions
Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal
Updated August 6, 2014