Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 29 U.S.C. § 1002(3) 29 U.S.C. § 1022 29 U.S.C. § 1102(a)(1) 29 U.S.C. § 1132 29 U.S.C. § 1132(c) 29 U.S.C. § 1132(c)(1) 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(1) 29 U.S.C. § 1133 29 U.S.C. § 1133(2) Code of Federal Regulations 20 C.F.R. § 404.900(b) 20 C.F.R. § 404.970(a) 20 C.F.R. § 404.970(b) 20 C.F.R. § 802.211(a) 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503 Supreme Court 530 U.S. 103, 107-113 Circuit Courts 618 F.2d 559, 566-658 728 F.2d 182, 186 857 F.2d 587 872 F.2d 296, 299-300 896 F.2d 344, 352 989 F.2d 313, 317-13868 50 F.3d 1478, 1483 63 F.3d 837, 840 133 F.3d 1183, 1187 188 F.3d 163, 169-170 200 F.3d 1223, 1234 206 F.3d 821, 824 232 F.3d 719, 724 269 F.3d 974, 984 293 F.3d 1139, 1143 335 F.3d 889, 893 382 F.3d 1078, 1082 415 F.3d 978, 981-982 431 F.3d 633, 638 436 F.3d 1109, 1113-1115 452 F.3d 215, 223 458 F.3d 955, 973-974 488 F.3d 1189, 1194 501 F.3d 271