Frances Gale Lowman v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

97 F.3d 1459 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Frances Gale LOWMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35105. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 1996. Decided Sept. 5, 1996. 1 Before: FERGUSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Frances Gale Lowman ("Lowman"), appeals from the district court's affirmation of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services' ("Secretary") 1 , denial of Lowman's application for Supplemental Security Income disability payments ("SSI") under 42 U.S.C. § 1391 . The district court held that the Secretary's decision was supported by substantial evidence on the whole record, and therefore, affirmed the Secretary's decision. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and agree with the district court's determination that the denial of…