Allen Hooper v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

83 F.3d 427 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Allen HOOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, ** Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35107. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 9, 1996. * Decided April 19, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and RAFEEDIE, District Judge. *** 2 MEMORANDUM **** Introduction 3 Allen Hooper appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary"). We find that the Secretary's determination was proper in all respects and therefore we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment. Facts 4 Hooper, 40, was self-employed as the operator of a scrap heap in July 1991, when he was injured in an automobile accident. The Secretary denied Hooper's request for supplemental benefits. Hooper requested and received a hearing before an administrative law judge ("ALJ"). Given…