Robert Garner v. Donna W. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

46 F.3d 1141 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert GARNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna W. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35497. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted: Jan. 12, 1995. Decided: Jan. 30, 1995. 1 Before: PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, FITZGERALD, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Robert Garner appealed to the district court the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying his applications for Social Security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits. The district court affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") determination that Garner retained the residual functional capacity to perform a significant number of sedentary jobs existing in the national economy. Garner appeals, contending the ALJ erred by 1) improperly rejecting his claims of disabling pain; and 2) improperly disregarding medical evidence…