Robert Barstad v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

76 F.3d 384 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 BARSTAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, * Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35987. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 11, 1996. Decided Jan. 25, 1996. Before: NOONAN, LEAVY and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Barstad brought this action in federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g) seeking judicial review of the final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying him disability insurance benefits. The district court affirmed. Barstad timely appealed. We affirm. I. ANALYSIS 3 A. Did the ALJ err in finding that Barstad can perform a limited range of light work and therefore err in relying on vocational expert testimony rather than relying solely on the Medical-Vocational Guidelines? 4 The ALJ found that Barstad can perform a limited range of light work 1 given his…