GONZALEZ v. SULLIVAN

No. 87-6685.

914 F.2d 1197 (1990)

Miguel GONZALEZ, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip R. Newell, Newell & Messer, San Luis Obispo, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dennis J. Mulshine and Michael Power, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before FLETCHER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and MUECKE, District Judge.


MUECKE, District Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court's ruling upholding the Secretary's decision denying disability benefits. We vacate the decision of the district court and remand.

BACKGROUND

Appellant is a forty-six year old male with a sixth grade education. In August 1981, while working as a meat cutter, appellant slipped and injured his back.

Several doctors examined appellant and have given differing opinions. Dr. Edward...

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