Johnny C. Taylor v. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services

1 F.3d 1247 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Johnny C. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55203. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 15, 1993. * Decided July 19, 1993. 1 Before GIBSON, ** HALL, and KLEINFELD Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Johnny Taylor appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services upholding the Secretary's denial of Taylor's application for Title II Social Security disability insurance benefits. The issues before this court are: (1) whether substantial evidence supports the Secretary's decision that Taylor retained the residual functional capacity to perform light work, including jobs identified by the vocational expert; and (2) whether the Secretary erred in failing to properly evaluate Taylor's alcoholism prior to January 4, 1990. We affirm. 4 The Secretary's decision…