Dudek

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 31 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STEPHANIE AUSTIN, No. 23-3602 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:23-cv-05185-RSM v.

MEMORANDUM*

LELAND DUDEK, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ricardo S. Martinez, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 27, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: TASHIMA, NGUYEN, and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

Stephanie Austin appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Acting

Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of her application for disability benefits

and supplemental income. Austin claims that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)

* 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). harmfully erred by rejecting the 2019 medical opinion of Dr. Geordie…