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Cite as: 524 U. S. 266 (1998)

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Opinion of the Court

ney could not appeal because she was the prevailing party. A party is
“aggrieved” and ordinarily can appeal a decision granting in part and
denying in part the remedy requested, United States v. Jose, 519 U. S.
54, 56; Forney, who sought reversal of the administrative decision deny-
ing beneﬁts and, in the alternative, a remand, received some, but not
all, of the relief requested. The Solicitor General disputes the Ninth
Circuit’s assertion that a rule permitting appeals in these circumstances
would impose additional, and unnecessary, burdens upon federal appeals
courts.
If the Solicitor General proves wrong in his prediction, the
remedy must be legislative, for the statutes at issue do not give the
courts the power to redeﬁne or subdivide the classes of cases where
appeals will (or will not) lie. Pp. 269–273.

108 F. 3d 228, reversed and remanded.

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Ralph Wilborn argued the cause for petitioner. With him

on the briefs were Tim Wilborn and Eric Schnaufer.

Lisa Schiavo Blatt argued the cause for respondent in
support of petitioner. With her on the briefs were Solici-
tor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Hunger,
Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, and William Kanter.

Allen R. Snyder, by invitation of the Court, 522 U. S. 1088
(1998), argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of the
judgment below.

Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question in this case is whether a Social Security dis-
ability claimant seeking court reversal of an agency decision
denying beneﬁts may appeal a district court order remand-
ing the case to the agency for further proceedings. We con-
clude that the law authorizes such an appeal.

I

Sandra K. Forney, the petitioner, applied for Social Secu-
rity disability beneﬁts under § 223 of the Social Security Act,
as added, 70 Stat. 815, and as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 423. A
Social Security Administration Administrative Law Judge
(ALJ) determined (1) that Forney had not worked since the