Leandra Gallego v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

15 F.3d 1085 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leandra GALLEGO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, ** Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55777. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 3, 1993. * Decided Jan. 26, 1994. Before: BROWNING, BEEZER, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Leandra Gallego appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in her disability benefits case to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. We affirm. 3 We review grants of summary judgment de novo. Jones v. Union Pacific R.R., 968 F.2d 937, 940 (9th Cir.1992). This court "must determine whether the findings of fact of the Secretary are supported by substantial evidence in the record and whether the Secretary properly applied the law." Curry v. Sullivan, 925 F.2d 1127, 1129 (9th Cir.1990). 4 Gallego argues that the ALJ committed reversible error by improperly using his own medical opinion about the…