Christopher Francis v. Jones Stevedoring Company

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 16 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHRISTOPHER J. FRANCIS, No. 20-72747

Petitioner, BRB No. 17-0465

v.

MEMORANDUM*

JONES STEVEDORING COMPANY;

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS'

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,

Respondents.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board

Submitted March 11, 2022** Portland, Oregon

Before: GRABER, BEA, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Christopher Francis seeks review of a decision of the U.S.

Department of Labor’s Benefits Review Board (BRB) affirming an administrative

law judge’s (ALJ) award of disability benefits pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor

* 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). Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901–950. The parties are familiar with

the facts, so we do not recount them here. We have…