Yvonne Carter v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

99 F.3d 1145 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Yvonne CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, * Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15487. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 11, 1996. ** Decided Oct. 21, 1996. Before: WOOD, *** SCHROEDER, and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM **** 2 Yvonne Carter appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner. Carter was denied Social Security disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433 . She alleges disability due to degenerative disc disease and a herniated disc. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 We review the district court's judgment de novo, and must determine whether an Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") denial of benefits is supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error. Smolen v. Chater, 80 F.3d 1273,…