Elsie James v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health & Human Services

981 F.2d 1258 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Elsie JAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35090. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 17, 1992. Decided Dec. 3, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, FLETCHER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Elsie James, an applicant for disability benefits, appeals the district court's judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. We reverse and remand. 3 James applied for disability benefits in 1988. She alleged that on February 15, 1983, while working as a waitress, she slipped and fell on the restaurant floor. As a result of the accident, she allegedly has suffered pain in her neck, lower back, and right leg that has prevented her from working since May 1984. 4 An administrative law judge found that James was capable of performing a full range of light work, and therefore concluded…