CALVIN v. HECKLER

No. 83-4148.

782 F.2d 802 (1986)

Otha CALVIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Coon, Samuel J. Imperati, Welch, Bruun & Green, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard H. Wetmore, Dept. of Health & Human Service, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee.

Before KENNEDY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges; and STEPHENS, District Judge.


NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

Otha Calvin ("Calvin") appeals from the district court's summary judgment affirming the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") of Calvin's application for Social Security disability benefits. Calvin argues that the Secretary may not rely on the medical-vocational guidelines ("the grids"), 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, App. 2 (1985), to determine the effect of a claimant's age on his ability to perform substantial...

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