Richard Velez v. Kilolo Kijakazi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 5 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICHARD VELEZ, No. 18-17175

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 5:17-cv-04064-BLF

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Beth Labson Freeman, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted September 30, 2021**

Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, HAWKINS, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Richard Velez appeals the district court’s affirmance of the Commissioner of

Social Security’s denial of his application for disability insurance benefits under

Title II of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291

and 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). We review de novo, Attmore v. Colvin, 827 F.3d 872, 875

* 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.…