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Richard Howard Battey — judge journal: record, career & affiliations — IJR

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Richard Howard Battey

Born 1929 · Aberdeen, SD

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UDAGER v. Astrue
District Court, D. South Dakota · 2009-01-14
In Udager v. Astrue, the plaintiff sought judicial review after an ALJ denied her application for Supplemental Security Income benefits based on alleged disabilities from bulging discs, pain, and related mental health issues. The court reversed the ALJ's decision and remanded the matter for further hearing, concluding that the denial was not supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole. The ALJ had improperly rejected opinions from treating physicians, failed to obtain a promised neurological report or vocational expert testimony, misapplied the Medical-Vocational Guidelines despite evidence of stooping limitations, and did not meet the Commissioner's burden at step five of the sequential evaluation process.
healthcarefederal power
ST. PAUL REINSURANCE CO., LTD. v. Baldwin
District Court, D. South Dakota · 2007-03-22
This case involved an insurance coverage dispute in which St. Paul Reinsurance sought a declaratory judgment that its policy with Live Line Maintenance did not cover bodily injuries sustained by defendant James Cornelius during a 2002 work incident on electrical lines. The court granted the insurer's motion for summary judgment, holding that Cornelius qualified as an employee of Live Line rather than an independent contractor or temporary worker. Under South Dakota law governing insurance policy interpretation and the definition of employment status, the court applied a multi-factor test focused on control, proprietary interest, and independence, finding that Cornelius worked under Baldwin's supervision for six years without operating a separate enterprise. Because the policy expressly excluded coverage for injuries to employees arising in the course of employment, the insurer had no duty to indemnify the defendants.
business & regulatorylabor & employmentprocedure
Wojewski v. Rapid City Regional Hospital, Inc.
District Court, D. South Dakota · 2005-06-13 · cited 3×
South Dakota v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, D. South Dakota · 2004-04-19 · cited 6×
United States Ex Rel. Bryant v. Williams Building Corp.
District Court, D. South Dakota · 2001-01-29 · cited 6×
United States v. Black Spotted Horse
District Court, D. South Dakota · 2000-09-27 · cited 2×
Symens v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1999-09-30
Whalen v. United States
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1998-08-10 · cited 7×
Giedosh v. Little Wound School Board, Inc.
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1997-12-18 · cited 8×
Malehorn Ex Rel. Malehorn v. Hill City School District
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1997-11-10
South Dakota Mining Ass'n v. Lawrence County
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1997-09-26 · cited 3×
United States v. One Parcel of Prop. Loc. at 1512 Lark Dr.
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1997-09-22
Curtis v. Class
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1996-09-19 · cited 7×
Great West Casualty Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1996-05-09 · cited 6×
Iverson v. Grant
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1996-04-02 · cited 1×
Webb v. Lawrence County
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1996-03-18 · cited 4×
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. State of South Dakota
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1996-02-08 · cited 5×
Planned Parenthood, Sioux Falls Clinic v. Miller
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1994-08-22 · cited 11×
Federal Beef Processors, Inc. v. CBS INC.
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1994-07-07 · cited 1×
Bogner v. US Forest Service
District Court, D. South Dakota · 1994-05-03