Janice C. Holman v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

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76 F.3d 386·1996 WL 19266·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 7167
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 17, 199695-55180California955 words

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Opinion

76 F.3d 386 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Janice C. HOLMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, ** Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55180. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 9, 1996. * Decided Jan. 17, 1996. Before: SNEED, HALL, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Janice Holman appeals the magistrate judge's decision 1 granting the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment in her action for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 We review de novo a decision granting the Commissioner's summary judgment motion. Gonzalez v. Sullivan, 914 F.2d 1197, 1200 (9th Cir.1990). We must affirm the denial of disability benefits if the administrative law judge's ("ALJ") findings are supported by substantial evidence. Id. "Substantial evidence is 'more than a…

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