Vaughn

865 F.2d 266 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William D. VAUGHN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services Defendant-Appellee. No. 87-2846. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted * Dec. 12, 1988. Decided Dec. 15, 1988. Before ALDISERT ** , BRUNETTI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 The appellant filed applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits on April 10, 1985 following elective back surgery. His claims were denied initially and on reconsideration; the present appeal challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment on its findings that he is not disabled and that the new evidence he presented was not material. 3 We have jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405 (g) and affirm. BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 4 The appellant was born July 6, 1939. He completed the eleventh grade and was employed as a heavy equipment…