United States Ninth Circuit

A federal worker's retirement annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System is a "pension" under 20 CFR 404.408a(a) for purposes of determining whether the worker is eligible for husband benefits under 42 USC 402(c)(2)(A).

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/16/2001
• Decided 05/21/2001
• Published 05/21/2001

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, FERNANDEZ, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Derevan and Athena Roussos, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Irvine, California;  and Charles R. Pagter, pro se, Albany, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Geralyn A. Gulseth, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, San Francisco, California, for the defendant-appellee.