Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart

371 F.3d 593 Rhonda GILLETT-NETTING, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children; Juliet O. Netting and Piers W. Netting., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-15442. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 11, 2004. Filed June 9, 2004. Hagit M. Elul, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York, NY, briefed and argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant. William T. Bissett, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York, NY, and Priscilla J. Smith, Center for Reproductive Rights, New York, New York, were also on the briefs. Sharon Swingle, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, briefed and argued the cause for the defendant-appellee. William Kanter, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, was also on the briefs. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; John M. Roll, District Judge, Presiding, D.C. No. CV-02-00014-JMR. Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge. * BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiff-Appellant Rhonda Gillett-Netting ("Gillett-Netting"), on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children Juliet…