Legal Opinion
Eshagh Massachi v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 11, 2007No. 05-55201PublishedCited by 933 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Eshagh Massachi appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment upholding the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.
We must decide for the first time whether, in light of the requirements of Social Security Ruling (“SSR”) 00-4p, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) may rely on the testimony of a vocational expert regarding the requirements of a particular job without first inquiring whether that expert’s…
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