Villarruel

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 3 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOHN A. VILLARRUEL, No. 24-1233 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:23-cv-00347-CLB v. MEMORANDUM*

LELAND DUDEK, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Carla Baldwin, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 1, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: HURWITZ, KOH, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

John A. Villarruel appeals a district court judgment affirming the Social

Security Commissioner’s denial of his application for disability benefits under

Title II of the Social Security Act. As the parties are familiar with the facts, we do

* 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). not recount them here. We review…