Metcalf v. Colvin 3:16-cv-01829, (D. Conn. Mar. 10, 2016) (RNC)
Mar 10, 2017OUTCOME: Remand
Social Security Disability
Lawyer
OUTCOME: Remand
Social Security Disability
OUTCOME: Remand
Social Security Disability
OUTCOME: Favorable
(i) The Commission, in its sole discretion and after hearing held by it, may allow equitable tolling of any of the time periods set out in this regulation and thus extend the time period for filing a c ... laim. In order to equitably toll all or a portion of said time period, a petitioner shall show that extraordinary circumstances prevented him or her from filing his or her petition within the specified time period. The hearing before the Commission shall be held solely on the issue of whether extraordinary circumstances prevented the petitioner from filing a claim during the period of time at issue and shall not concern the merits of any such claim. Upon good cause shown, the Commission may extend the time frame for filing to a final and specific date certain.
OUTCOME: Nolle
A truck driver drove past a weigh station in Connecticut. He was pulled over and given a ticket that could have negatively impacted his CDL certification and his job.