Perry

Perry v. Massanari

Good Law
25 F. App'x 505
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 15, 2001No. 01-55817. D.C. No. CV-99-07809-LGBCalifornia237 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Betty Perry appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration in Perry’s action challenging the Commissioner’s finding that Perry had been overpaid Social Security benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s summary judgment upholding the Commissioner’s final decision, Macri v. Chater, 93 F.3d 540 , 543 (9th Cir.1996), and we review for substantial evidence the Commissioner’s factual findings, Andrews v. Shalala, 53 F.3d 1035, 1039 (9th Cir. 1995). We vacate and remand.

In our review for substantial evidence, we must consider the administrative record as a whole, see Magallanes v. Bowen, 881 F.2d 747, 750 (9th Cir.1989), and because the record as a whole includes contradictory evidence provided by the Commissioner, substantial evidence does not support the Commissioner’s final decision. The matter is remanded to the District Court with instructions to vacate the summary judgment previously entered and remand the matter to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further proceedings to fully develop the record, which will include a…

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