Jerry Valentine v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JERRY C. VALENTINE,
Plaintiff-Appellant, No. 08-35374 v. D.C. No. 3:07-cv-00034-KI
COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION, OPINION
Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Garr M. King, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted June 5, 2009—Portland, Oregon
Filed July 20, 2009
Before: Alfred T. Goodwin, Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, and Raymond C. Fisher, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain
9231 9234 VALENTINE v. COMMISSIONER SSA
COUNSEL
Linda S. Ziskin, Lake Oswego, Oregon, argued the cause for the appellant and filed the briefs. Martin R. Cohen, Lake Oswego, Oregon, was also on the briefs.
Thomas M. Elsberry, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Seattle, Washington, argued the cause for the appellee and filed the brief. Karin J. Immergut, United States Attorney, Britannia I. Hobbs, Assistant United States Attorney, and David Morado, Regional Chief Counsel, Social Security Administration, Seattle, Washington, were also on the brief.…