Naomi CARAN, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Naomi Caran appeals pro se the district court’s 1 dismissal, and denial of her motion to reconsider that dismissal, of her action seeking judicial review of the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ (Secretary) decision regarding Caran’s application for widow’s benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act (Act). We affirm.

In Caran’s initial application for benefits, she listed her date of birth as August 15, 1922. Subsequent to the granting of benefits based on the 1922 birthdate, Caran filed for a reconsideration as to her date of birth. She claimed that her correct birth-date…