Roger A. Wright v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Connolly Pacific

8 F.3d 34 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Roger A. WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, Office of Workers Compensation Programs; Connolly Pacific, Respondents. No. 92-70045. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 13, 1993. Decided Oct. 6, 1993. 1 Before: POOLE and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER, * Senior District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Petitioner Roger Wright, a diver, injured his neck on the job in 1984. In 1985 he sustained two further injuries to his neck, but these were not work-related. The Department of Labor Benefits Review Board found the 1985 injuries to be an intervening cause of Wright's disability, and denied him benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Wright timely filed this Petition for Review of the Board's decision. 4 The Board had subject matter jurisdiction over the Administrative Law Judge's Decision and Order under 33 U.S.C. § 921 (b). We have jurisdiction over the…