James Salmon v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

99 F.3d 1146 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James SALMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, * Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55850. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 10, 1996. ** Decided Oct. 15, 1996. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, T.G. NELSON and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 James Salmon appeals the district court's summary judgment affirming the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ("Commissioner") denying Salmon's application for disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 405 . Salmon alleged that he was unable to work due to depression and chronic pain. We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment. See Drouin v. Sullivan, 966 F.2d 1255, 1257 (9th Cir.1992). The district court must be affirmed if substantial evidence supports the findings of the administrative law judge ("ALJ"), and the ALJ applied the correct…