Valdez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 1 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VERONICA A. VALDEZ, No. 23-4098 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 1:22-cv-00102-TJC v.

MEMORANDUM*

MARTIN J. O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Timothy J. Cavan, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 21, 2024** Portland, Oregon

Before: HAMILTON, VANDYKE, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.*** Dissent by Judge HAMILTON.

Veronica Agnes Valdez appeals the district court’s order affirming the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable David F. Hamilton, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, sitting by designation. denial of her application for Social Security benefits. We have jurisdiction under

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