Case Name: Ngeunh SIVILAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1998-06-23
Citations: 143 F.3d 1298
Docket Number: No. 97-16312
Parties: Ngeunh SIVILAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: FLETCHER, NELSON, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 143
Pages: 1298–1299

Head Matter:
Ngeunh SIVILAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 97-16312.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued April 13, 1998.
Decided June 23, 1998.
John V. Johnson, Chico, California, for plaintiff-appellant.
John C. Cusker, Assistant Regional" Counsel, Social Security Administration, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellee.
Before: FLETCHER, NELSON, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.
Kenneth S. Apfel was sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security on September 29, 1997. Pursuant to Rule 43(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Kenneth S. Apfel is substituted for John J. Callahan as the defendant-appellee in this appeal.

Opinion:
ORDER
We vacate the findings of the administrative law judge for the misapplication of Social Security Rulings 82-61 and 82-62. See Henrie v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 13 F.3d 359, 360-61 (10th Cir.1993). On remand, we direct the administrative law judge to investigate fully the demands of the applicant's past work and compare them to the applicant's residual mental and physical capabilities.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.