Louise Tavares v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

61 F.3d 912 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Louise TAVARES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-56297. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 10, 1995. * Decided July 12, 1995. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and KING, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Applicant Louise Tavares appeals from the district court's decision granting summary judgement in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") on Tavares' petition for judicial review of the Secretary's decision denying her application for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits. Tavares contends the Secretary erred in: (1) failing to accord the proper weight to the opinion of Tavares' treating psychologist; (2) failing to consider Tavares' combination of impairments in evaluating her claim of disability; and (3) finding that Tavares could perform her past…