James J. Batson, Sr., v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, No. 02-35471, Opinion Filed March 9, 2004 Note: There is a minor but probably more interesting part of this case that deals with watching television equating being able to work. I'll discuss that in another post though. James Battson suffered from cervical degenerative disease. He underwent cervical surgery in an attempt to releive his symptoms. At first