Chua Ly v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

992 F.2d 1219 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Chua LY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, * Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-15051. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 1993. Decided April 30, 1993. Before: GOODWIN, HUG and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Chua Ly appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment to the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") and denying her benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 3 Chua Ly is a 55-year-old 1 Hmong immigrant from Laos who came to the United States in 1976. She does not speak English and is illiterate in her own language. She applied for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") disability benefits in May 1988 because of impaired vision in her left eye. After a hearing in March 1989, an ALJ determined that she was not disabled. 4 At the hearing,…