Raymond R. Lee v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raymond R. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15877. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 2, 1996. ** Decided March 21, 1996. Before: CHOY, SNEED, and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Raymond R. Lee appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner"). We affirm. Factual and Procedural Background 3 On July 24, 1991, Lee applied for disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 & 1382. Lee claimed that a chronic back problem and bad legs had disabled him since May 1988. The Social Security Administration denied Lee's application on December 31, 1991, and denied Lee's request for reconsideration on May 12, 1991. On March 23, 1993, an administrative law judge…