VERNOFF v. ASTRUE

No. 08-55049.

568 F.3d 1102 (2009)

Gabriela VERNOFF, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor child Brandalynn Vernoff, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, of Social Security, in his official capacity, and his employees, agents and successors in office, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Raetz and Wallace R. Vernoff, Coulter Vernoff & Pearson, Pasadena, CA, for the appellant.

Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, and Kelsi Brown Corkran, Attorney, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. for the appellee.

Before CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and BARRY G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


HALL, Circuit Judge:

Gabriela Vernoff ("Vernoff"), on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor child Brandalynn Vernoff ("Brandalynn"), appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration's ("SSA") denial of her claim for child survivor benefits. The SSA determined that Brandalynn did not meet the eligibility requirements because she could not establish that she was dependent upon the deceased insured at...

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