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COOPER v. BOWEN

No. 85-6159.

815 F.2d 557 (1987)

James COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy E. Wever, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Stephen Gorey, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Before SNEED, FARRIS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

James Cooper seeks disability benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act because of chronic alcoholism. An administrative law judge for the Department of Health and Human Services denied benefits. The ALJ found that Cooper's condition did not prevent him from undertaking gainful activity. The Appeals Council declined to rehear Cooper's claim, so the ALJ's decision became...

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