Tommy G. Howard, Jr. v. Shirley S. Chater, Secretary, Commissioner of Social Security

94 F.3d 651 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Tommy G. HOWARD, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Secretary, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35550. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1996. Decided Aug. 16, 1996. Before: REAVLEY, * REINHARDT, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Tommy G. Howard, Jr., a 12 year-old with cerebral palsy, appeals the magistrate judge's grant of summary judgment in this action seeking reversal of the denial of his application for Social Security Income ("SSI") by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Tommy contends that the Commissioner's denial of SSI benefits is not supported by substantial evidence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we AFFIRM. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 3 Tommy G. Howard, Jr., a 12 year-old at the time of his SSI hearing in July 1993, suffers from mild cerebral palsy, which…