Laura Wesselius v. Kilolo Kijakazi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 25 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LAURA A. WESSELIUS, No. 20-35386

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00700-JRC

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

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

Argued and Submitted October 5, 2021 Seattle, Washington

Before: PAEZ, M. SMITH, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges. Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge PAEZ

Laura Wesselius appeals from the district court’s judgment affirming the

Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of disability benefits for the period

beginning January 7, 2009. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and

U.S.C. § 405(g), and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. The district court’s decision is reviewed de novo, and the Administrative

Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision…