Gary L. Lloyd v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary L. LLOYD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, * Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35697. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 16, 1995. Decided Feb. 6, 1996. Appeal from the United States District Court, for the District of Montana, D.C. No. CV-92-00155-JDS; Jack D. Shanstrom, District Judge, Presiding. D.Mont. REVERSED. Before: BOOCHEVER, FERNANDEZ, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gary L. Lloyd's application for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits was denied initially and upon reconsideration. After a hearing, an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") also concluded that Lloyd was not disabled, and an Appeals Council declined to review the ALJ's decision. Lloyd then filed an action in district court. His case was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge who, after briefing, concluded that the Commissioner's decision…