Joseph Sandgathe v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

74 F.3d 1246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph SANDGATHE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35757. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 20, 1995. * Decided Jan. 8, 1996. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Joseph Sandgathe appeals from a district court judgment affirming a final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (Commissioner), which denied him disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 401-406 . The district court had jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. Secs. 405 (g). We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 2 We review the judgment of the district court de novo. Ramirez v. Shalala, 8 F.3d 1449, 1451 (9th Cir.1993). The district court properly affirms the Commissioner's decision denying…