Monica LaPolt, Fort smith , Indianapolis , St louis , Arkansas , Indiana , Missouri Odar Office, Administrative Law Judge
For the 2010 *fiscal year, Judge Monica LaPolt has disposed 113 cases at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in CINCINNATI, OHIO. Out of those 113 dispostions, 37 were dismissed, 57 were approved and 19 were denied. This means that the percentage of depositions that Judge Monica LaPolt has approved in CINCINNATI for the 2010 fiscal year is 15%. The information below for Judge Monica LaPolt was last updated on 04/28/2023.
AVERAGE STATISTICS
| Office | *Fiscal Year | Total Depositions | Total Decisions | Total Denials | Total Awards | Cases Dismissed | Cases Approved | Cases Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT SMITH | 2010 | 633 | 592 | 262 | 330 | 6% | 52% | 41% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2010 | 113 | 76 | 19 | 57 | 33% | 50% | 17% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2012 | 700 | 434 | 258 | 176 | 38% | 25% | 37% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2015 | 169 | 113 | 57 | 56 | 33% | 33% | 34% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2014 | 428 | 331 | 175 | 156 | 23% | 36% | 41% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2013 | 676 | 468 | 257 | 211 | 31% | 31% | 38% |
| FORT SMITH | 2011 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2011 | 637 | 485 | 267 | 218 | 24% | 34% | 42% |
| CINCINNATI | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2016 | 48 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 33% | 44% | 23% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2017 | 201 | 175 | 53 | 122 | 13% | 61% | 26% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2018 | 158 | 133 | 34 | 99 | 16% | 63% | 22% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2019 | 304 | 253 | 100 | 153 | 17% | 50% | 33% |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 2020 | 299 | 254 | 90 | 164 | 15% | 55% | 30% |
AVERAGE TIME
| Dismissed | Approved | Denied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica LaPolt | No Stats for FY2020 | ||
| All ALJs in CINCINNATI | 16% | 49% | 35% |
| All ALJs in OHIO | 17% | 45% | 38% |
| All ALJs in the Nation | 18% | 45% | 38% |
12 Comments
This judge is a joke, and I haven’t even been in front of her yet. A “Peggy” in her office just called and told me that I had to come downtown, taking a day unpaid off work, bring my daughter (who has Down Syndrome) to show them that my daughter is disabled. As if the doctors letter showing her as having Down Syndrome wasn’t enough! What does this judge think? She lost her extra chromosome since we filed the paperwork? Not only that but my wife has to take an unpaid day off work as well because someone needs to be there to take care of our daughter during the remainder of the session. All of this after 15 months of waiting for this judge to hear the appeal, and cancelling once, within 7 days of the initial appointment. It’s no wonder people hate the government so much, if all government employees are as incompetent as this I now know why.
She runs a fair hearing but is severe in her rulings with a low approval rate. Not an ALJ you necessarily want to be in front of with anything but a very good case.
After having a hearing with this ALJ which doesn’t impress me that she is even considered a judge! After reading reviews on this gal, how is she still a so called “Judge?” She lied right to my face under oath at my hearing! Does she NOT know that is perjury? This gal needs to lose her title, and her job with her dishonest behavior! I was lied to by several in this office and nobody knows what they are doing! I’ve taken my complaint higher to the Indiana Bar, I would be happy to see this gal lose her job and legal license! Unreal!! Why is a “judge” allowed to lie??? I shall keep you posted that whole office needs to be investigated and further more-jobless!! Give the jobs to honest Americans that wl do the job!! Sometimes authority gets ya “judge!”
She dismissed my doctors recommendations and decided to think she was my doctors. Denied by her with untrue things in denial letter. I really think she didn’t read my file right as she stated as she said I was still doing some hobbies which it clearly stated I have not done them in years. Anyway federal appeal ruled she was wrong so that tells you right there she doesn’t do her job right and should find another job. If denied by her take it to federal and you will win.
This judge is a joke! She threw out or had a negative response to everything in my file. I couldn’t believe the untrue or negative responses in my denial letter. Someone isn’t doing their job properly. Threw out both of my doctors responses, said I was a liar, my daughter and sister. I am very sick have been for a long time now and no one will help me. I am about to loose my house and anything I have. I have worked my entire life very hard and to be treated like this is a insult. This judge needs replaced. They need to take in to account their responses. I would be interested in knowing how many suicides occur from judges and doctors that seem like their only goal is to kick you when your down. Be a professional like you are supposed to be!!!! I am very angry how good people are treated from judges and doctors, people we are suppose to respect.
I thought she was very nice and understanding. She was very knowlegable about my file and all the evidence included. I have not yet receieved a decision, but felt she was fair during the hearing.
Her numbers say it, 25% you are going in just to make a record to appeal. She will interrupt you often. She pulls a lot of negatives out of the file so be prepared for drug/alochol and yes prison time even though it is outside the time frame of an AOD or PFD. She will also have the VE classify work as PRW although it doesnt fit SS definitions of PRW. If your client worked doing anything at all for any length of time it is PRW.
She is the new CJ in Indy.
VERY NICE!!! But she specifically asked me to let the other attorneys know that she expects you and the claimant to be at hearing and ready to go 30 minutes prior to the hearing time. The notice says that, and she EXPECTS that!
She asks most questions, then turns it over to attorney. AND she told me she does not want me to get testimony regarding what doctors have told them, or what she could read in the medical evidence.
nice judge, she knows the file, usually will let you cover sections on limitations and adl’s. Moves quickly through the hearing.
I had Judge LaPolt as my disability judge and thought that she ignored my medical records and letters from employers about my disabilities.I am a diabetic and have denegenitive disc disease the lower 3 discs in my back are black on xrays and MRI’s.She ignored these findings in all of my evidence presented to her.Her letter to me in my denial letter were very upsetting and I have lost my house and wife for her unprofessionable findings.I hope she gets into another type of law before she ruins more lives like mine.