MOOREHEAD v. BOWEN

No. 85-1627.

784 F.2d 978 (1986)

Patricia MOOREHEAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. Jibri O. Watkins, Real Party in Interest-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn M. Clark, Withy, Miller, Gerstler & Clark, Berkeley, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph Stein, Asst. Reg. Atty., U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Serv., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Patricia Moorehead appeals the district court's affirmance of the denial of surviving child's social security benefits on behalf of Jibri Watkins, the minor child of herself and the decedent, Calvin Watkins. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (1982), providing for review of final decisions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982) and 42...

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