Naomi Marsh v. Carolyn Colvin

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NAOMI FAWN MARSH, No. 12-17014 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:11-cv-02096-

CRB

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration OPINION Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Charles R. Breyer, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 8, 2015* San Francisco, California

Filed June 18, 2015

Before: Barry G. Silverman, Ronald M. Gould, and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Gould

* The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). SUMMARY**

Social Security

The panel vacated the district court’s order affirming the Social Security Commissioner’s denial of a claimant’s application for social security disability benefits.

The panel held that the administrative law judge erred in not mentioning a treating doctor’s opinion and his notes in the ALJ’s written decision. The panel also held that it could…