Badger

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 5 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GLENN BADGER, No. 23-2803 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:22-cv-05936-SKV v.

MEMORANDUM**

MICHELLE KING*, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington S. Kate Vaughan, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 5, 2024*** Seattle, Washington

* Michelle King is substituted for her predecessor Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, as Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c)(2). ** 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). Before: BOGGS****, McKEOWN, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Glenn Badger filed claims for disability benefits in 2017,…