Grier v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 418 U.S. App. D.C. 185 (2015)

Citation: Grier v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 418 U.S. App. D.C. 185 (2015)
Parent Document: Grier v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 418 U.S. App. D.C. 185 (2015)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2015-07-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2816866/grier-v-united-states-departmen... ↗

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We do not find Aylett helpful. That case involved witness
credibility determinations, and we agree with HUD that here the
ALJ’s finding of bad faith on the part of HUD was based, not on
the ALJ’s determination of witness credibility, but on the ALJ’s
misinterpretation of the testimony of the HUD official. The
Secretary and the ALJ did not disagree about the credibility of
the HUD official’s testimony, but rather the meaning of the
testimony. The Secretary’s reversal of the ALJ’s bad faith
finding was based on an interpretation and weight of the
evidence. On these points the Secretary owed the ALJ no
deference, and given the Secretary’s broad discretion, the
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