Stephen Taylor v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

101 F.3d 706 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Stephen TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55886. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 7, 1996. * Decided Nov. 15, 1996. 1 Before: BROWNING, THOMPSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Substantial evidence supported the Administrative Law Judge's determination that Stephen Taylor was ineligible for disability insurance benefits. 4 Taylor argues the ALJ's decision lacked evidentiary support because the vocational expert's testimony contradicted the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). 5 Although "[t]he DOT is not the sole source of admissable information concerning jobs," if the Commissioner relies "on expert testimony which contradicts the DOT ..., the record [must] contain[ ] persuasive evidence to support the deviation." Johnson v. Shalala, 60 F.3d 1428, 1435 (9th Cir.1995)…