David M. Tschida v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Opinion
Opinion
9 F.3d 1553 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David M. TSCHIDA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, ** Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-35460. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 5, 1993. * Decided Oct. 22, 1993. Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 David M. Tschida appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upholding the Secretary's decision that Tschida is entitled to disability benefits commencing January, not the first, 1988, but not before. Tschida challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the Secretary's decision, and also alleges that his due process rights were violated by the manner in which his case was handled. Specifically, Tschida claims that the two administrative law judges assigned to his case, Judge Madden and Judge Moulaison, were biased against him and…