Donald Molina v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

77 F.3d 489 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Donald MOLINA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15778. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 18, 1995. Decided Feb. 12, 1996. Before: SCHROEDER, FLETCHER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Donald Molina appeals the district court's decision upholding the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") limiting his award of disability and supplemental security benefits to a period from May 22, 1989, to September 24, 1990. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * During the summer of 1989, Molina underwent several surgeries to correct his thromboembolism, a condition in which blood clots block blood vessels. While recovering from these surgeries, Molina could not work. He also suffered from alcoholism during this time. 4 In September…