Hilario M. Galliguez v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Health & Human Services

43 F.3d 1479 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Hilario M. GALLIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-55480. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1994. * Decided Dec. 9, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, HALL, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Hilario M. Galliguez appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") in his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405 (g) action seeking review of his denial of social security retirement benefits. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo the district court's summary judgment upholding the Secretary's denial of benefits. See Matthews v. Shalala, 10 F.3d 678, 679 (9th Cir.1993). In determining whether the district court correctly upheld the Secretary's denial of benefits, we must review the Secretary's decision to…