Kenneth Hartman v. Shirley S. Chater

81 F.3d 168 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kenneth HARTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER * , Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35009. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 2, 1996. ** Decided March 21, 1996. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Kenneth Hartman appeals the district court's decision affirming the Commissioner's determination that recovery of $18,234.60 in overpaid Social Security retirement benefits could not be waived because Hartman was not without fault in causing the overpayments. We affirm. 3 Substantial evidence supports the conclusion that Hartman was not without fault in causing the overpayments. See Matthews v. Shalala, 10 F.3d 678, 679 (9th Cir.1993). Hartman failed to exercise the requisite degree of care in complying with the reporting requirements. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.511 (a). Although Hartman claims that no one at the Social Security Administration informed him of…