Linda K. Donovan v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

92 F.3d 1191 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Linda K. DONOVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, ** Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15454. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 14, 1996. * Decided July 25, 1996. Before: SNEED, PREGERSON and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 The ALJ found Donovan can perform sedentary and light level jobs that permit alternating between sitting and standing, and wouldn't require her to raise her arms above her head for prolonged periods of time or to engage in repetitive bending, twisting, stooping, and rapid turning or rotating of the neck. ER at 7. Relying on a vocational expert's testimony, the ALJ concluded Donovan could work as a database operator or receptionist and that 100,000 such positions exist in the national economy. ER at 7. Although occasional words on the tape recording of the expert's testimony were inaudible, it's not hard…