Judith Curry, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel,* Commissioner of Thesocial Security Administration, Defendant-appellee, 134 F.3d 377 (9th Cir. 1998)
Annotate this CaseBefore: BROWNING, KLEINFELD, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM**
Judith Curry appeals the district court's order affirming the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration denying her application for disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
For the reasons stated in the district court's June 26, 1997 order, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the administrative law judge's ("ALJ") finding that Curry was not eligible for disability insurance benefits because she lacked sufficient quarters of coverage to meet the fully insured status requirement. See Flaten v. Secretary, 44 F.3d 1453, 1457 (9th Cir. 1995). Substantial evidence supports the ALJ's finding that the onset disability date was June 1992, and Curry needed 23 quarters of coverage. See 42 U.S.C. § 414(a); 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.110(b) (2), 404.132(a) (2) (i).
AFFIRMED.
Kenneth S. Apfel, who was sworn in as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on September 29, 1997, is substituted as the defendant-appellee pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 43(c) (1)
* The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 9th Cir. R. 34-4. Accordingly, appellant's motion to waive oral argument is granted
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3
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