Jack M. Butts v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

78 F.3d 592 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jack M. BUTTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, ** Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-36104. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 9, 1996. * Decided March 8, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and RAFEEDIE, District Judge. *** MEMORANDUM STATEMENT OF FACTS 2 Jack Butts appeals from the Secretary's final administrative decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income benefits based on disability. After a hearing held on May 14, 1992, the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") denied the application on the basis that Butts was able to perform his past relevant work as a saw mill laborer and, thus, was not under a disability at any time through the date of the ALJ's decision. The Appeals Council adopted this decision, making it the Secretary's final decision. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.981 ,…