Ramo v. Shalala

42 F.3d 1401 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Julian RAMO, Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Luis J. Pardo Deceased, on behalf of said Estate of Luis J. Pardo; Luis J. Pardo; Luis J. Pardo, Jr.; Dyanara Pardo, a minor; and Julian L. Pardo, a minor., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-36054. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 4, 1994. * Decided Nov. 15, 1994. Before: WOOD, ** HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Julian S. Ramo, for Julian L. Pardo, appeals the district court's order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") denying Pardo survivor's benefits under the Social Security Act. The district court found substantial evidence to support the administrative law judge's ("ALJ's") findings that Pardo was not a "child" of the deceased wage earner, Luis Pardo, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 416…