United States Ninth Circuit

In an appeal from the Social Security Administration's order denying Plaintiff child survivor benefits, the order is affirmed where the child at issue did not meet the eligibility requirements for such benefits because she could not establish that she was dependent upon the deceased insured at the time of his death under California law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/06/2009
• Decided 06/17/2009
• Published 06/17/2009

Judges

• HALL, Circuit Judge:, Before CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and BARRY G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James T. Raetz and Wallace R. Vernoff, Coulter Vernoff & Pearson, Pasadena, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, and Kelsi Brown Corkran, Attorney, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. for the appellee.