Garibay

Garibay v. Barnhart

Good Law
32 F. App'x 467
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 12, 2002No. 00-56163; D.C. No. CV-98-01642-RJKCalifornia262 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ****

Garibay did not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish that he suffers from an impairment or combination of listed impairments or their medical equivalent. See Young v. Sullivan, 911 F.2d 180, 181 (9th Cir.1990). The doctors’ reports relied upon by the ALJ constitute substantial evidence that Garibay is capable of a full range of light work. See Macri v. *468 Chater, 93 F.3d 540 , 543-44 (9th Cir.1996) (holding the ALJ is entitled to draw logical inferences flowing from the California Workers’ Compensation guidelines).

The ALJ properly relied upon the Vocational Guidelines rather than using a vocational expert, since substantial evidence supported the finding that Garibay’s nonexertional limitations did not significantly affect his exertional capabilities. See Razey v. Heckler, 785 F.2d 1426, 1430 , as amended, 794 F.2d 1348 (9th Cir.1986). The ALJ also appropriately discredited Garibay’s claims of pain because he had not made similar complaints to his doctors. See Moncada v. Chater, 60 F.3d 521, 524 (9th Cir.1995). Additionally, the ALJ did not err by commenting that Garibay looked physically well at the hearing. See Nyman v. Heckler, 779 F.2d 528, 531…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.