Donald L. Casey v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Health and Human Services

999 F.2d 542 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Donald L. CASEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, * Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-36044. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 11, 1993. Decided July 22, 1993. 1 Before: BRUNETTI, LEAVY, and TROTT, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Appellant Donald Casey first applied for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act on February 17, 1987. The application was denied and Casey filed a second application on September 23, 1987. This application was also initially denied. Subsequently, the Secretary reopened the initial application and found Casey disabled as of April 6, 1987. Casey filed a request for reconsideration alleging that he had been disabled as of April 1, 1986. 4 On May 5, 1989, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Leonard E. Balhoun issued a decision granting Casey's benefits based on a disability date of April 1,…