District Court, N.D. Illinois April 23, 2012, No. 11 C 1907 (Newell v. Astrue)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MICHAEL T. MASON, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff, Charles A. Newell (“Newell” or “claimant”), has brought a motion for summary judgment [26] seeking judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his claim for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i) and 423(d).