Moore

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DEFENDANT’S CROSS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Monte R. Moore (“Plaintiff’) brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g) to obtain judicial review of the final decision of defendant Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”) that Plaintiff does not qualify for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. Plaintiff requests that relief be given in the form of an order reversing the decisions of the Commissioner, or in the alternative, remanding the ease to the Commissioner for further proceedings. The Commissioner cross-moves for summary judgment and for affirmation of his final decision.

II. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed an application for Social Security disability insurance benefits on February 17, 1998. He alleged that he became disabled beginning May 80, 1996 due to colitis, a deteriorating hip, low back pain, a past knee fusion in which a steel rod was inserted from the hip to the ankle, and loss of teeth as a result of lack of calcium due to the colitis.

Plaintiffs application for social security disability benefits was…