Colleen ROBBINS, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee

Colleen Robbins appeals from the district court’s 1 order granting the Secretary of Health and Human Services summary judgment on her application for social security disability benefits. That order affirmed the decision of the Administrative Law Judge that Robbins retained the residual functional capacity for sedentary work. We affirm the district court, although on the basis that this claim is barred by the principle of res judicata.

Colleen Robbins alleges a disability resulting from a back injury that occurred in 1980. She filed an application for disability benefits in 1983 that was denied…