Apple

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 29 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

PATRICK A. APPLE, No. 24-307 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:23-cv-05531-MLP v.

MEMORANDUM*

FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Michelle L. Peterson, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 2, 2025** Portland, Oregon

Before: BYBEE, LEE, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Patrick A. Apple appeals from a district court order affirming the

Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) denial of his application for disability insurance

benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* 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). We review the district court’s order upholding the ALJ’s denial of social

security benefits de novo.…