Paul E. Ellis v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

30 F.3d 139 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Paul E. ELLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35409. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 1, 1994. * Decided Aug. 5, 1994. Before: WRIGHT, KOZINSKI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 An Administrative Law Judge denied Ellis's application for social security disability benefits. The Social Security Appeals Council denied review, making the decision final. Ellis appealed. The district court granted summary judgment to the government. We affirm. 3 Ellis alleges disability due to orthopedic, pulmonary, hearing and mental impairments. He was 33 years old at the time of the hearing before the ALJ. The ALJ determined that Ellis was a malingerer. Since at least 1983, he has complained of back, neck, arm and leg pain. He has a poor psychiatric history and has abused alcohol and marijuana. In 1985, he injured…