Leech

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 6 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MATTHEW M. LEECH, No. 24-5218 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:23-cv-05639-GJL v.

MEMORANDUM*

FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Grady J. Leupold, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 4, 2025** Portland, Oregon

Before: M. SMITH, NGUYEN, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges. Matthew M. Leech appeals the district court’s decision affirming the

Commissioner of Social Security’s 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). 1. We held in Cody v. Kijakazi that a claimant succeeding on an

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