TURNER v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SEC.

No. 09-35080.

613 F.3d 1217 (2010)

James L. TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Stuart Graf, Alan Stuart Graf, PC, Summertown, TN, for the appellant.

Willy M. Le, Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Assistant Regional Counsel, Seattle, WA, for the appellee.

Opinion by Judge BYBEE; Dissent by Judge GOULD.


OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

James Turner appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of Social Security upholding a denial of Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Turner contends that the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") did not give sufficient weight to the opinion of one of his doctors, improperly discredited his own testimony, and...

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