Leroy Roemmick, Plainitiff-Appellant v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health & Human Services

59 F.3d 176 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leroy ROEMMICK, Plainitiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35606. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 9, 1995. * Decided May 12, 1995. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Leroy Roemmick appeals the judgment of the district court upholding the Secretary of Health and Human Service's denial of his claim for Supplemental Security Income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Roemmick argues that the administrative law judge ("ALJ") improperly gave more weight to the opinion of Dr. Isabelle Moser, a non-examining psychologist, than to that of Dr. Frank G. Lahman, Roemmick's examining psychologist. Because we find that the Secretary's decision was supported by substantial evidence, we affirm. I. 3 Under 20 C.F.R. Sec. 416.927(d)(1), more weight is given to the opinion of an…