Hooker v. United States Department Of Health And Human Services

858 F.2d 525 23 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 295, Unempl.Ins.Rep. CCH 14191A Barbara HOOKER; Estate of Laurence Hooker; Daniel Hooker; William D. Hooker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; United States of America; Edward Siacunco; R. Girard; Eugene Erman, Defendants-Appellees. No. 86-5721. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 2, 1988. Decided Sept. 29, 1988. Dan Stormer, Litt & Stormer, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Roger E. West, Asst. U.S. Atty., Asst. Chief, Civ. Div., Los Angeles, Cal., for federal defendants-appellees. Michael B. Hughes, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Cal., Los Angeles, Cal., for state defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, HALL, Circuit Judge, and SCHNACKE, District Judge. * CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs-appellants Barbara Hooker and her two sons appeal from the district court's order dismissing their claims based upon the Social Security Administration's allegedly wrongful termination of disability benefits to Laurence Hooker ("Hooker"), plaintiffs' husband…