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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:1383 Review of HHS Decision

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JERRY FLAGG,

Plaintiff,

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

Commissioner of Social

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Defendant.

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CV 06-0930 SBA

ORDER

GRANTING DEFENDANT’S CROSSMOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

This case is before the Court on Cross-Motions for Summary

Judgment. Based on the pleadings, transcript, and argument

submitted, Defendant’s Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment is

hereby GRANTED, and Plaintiff’s Motion For Summary Judgment is

DENIED. 

The Court finds that the ALJ properly applied administrative

res judicata in this case. Plaintiff has failed to overcome the

presumption of non-disability, and is thus not entitled to

benefits based upon his current application. See Chavez v.

Bowen, 844 F.2d 691, 693 (9th Cir. 1988). 

Further, the Court rejects Plaintiff’s argument that a

revision of the musculosekeletal listings constitutes a change in

the law that bars the application of administrative res judicata. 

Even assuming Plaintiff were correct in arguing that a revision

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of Listing 1.02 constitutes a change in the law, he has failed to

show how he meets this listing under either the prior or revised

version. See Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1098 (9th Cir.

1999)(“The burden of proof is on the claimant as to steps one to

four”). Accordingly, the Court hereby affirms the final decision

of the Commissioner of Social Security and GRANTS Defendant’s

Motion for Summary Judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

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SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG

United States Magistrate Judge

DATED:8/13/07

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