Kathleen Cullison v. Louis J. Sullivan M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services

892 F.2d 82 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kathleen CULLISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis J. SULLIVAN; M.D., ** Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-4109. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 5, 1989. * Decided Dec. 13, 1989. Before SKOPIL, FLETCHER and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Kathleen Cullison appeals from the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), which affirmed the Secretary's determination that Dennis Cullison (Cullison) was disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act as of January 1, 1986. She claims that an earlier proceeding, which terminated with a decision by an administrative law judge ("ALJ"), should be reopened and that the ALJ's findings in this proceeding were not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm. 3 Findings of fact by the Secretary are conclusive if supported by…