Sandra Tucker v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

103 F.3d 141 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sandra TUCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, * Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55748. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 7, 1996. ** Decided Dec. 06, 1996. 1 Before: FERNANDEZ and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, *** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM **** 3 Sandra Tucker appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of Social Security. The district court upheld the Commissioner's decision that Tucker was not disabled and thus not entitled to social security disability benefits. We reverse. 4 Tucker asserts that she was disabled by carpal tunnel syndrome during the closed period between February 18, 1991 and November 3, 1992, and thus was unable to perform her telephone operator job. After a hearing, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) concluded that Tucker could have worked as a garment folder or sorter or as…