Leslie Woods v. Kilolo Kijakazi
Opinion
Opinion
Nguyen, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LESLIE WOODS, No. 21-35458 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:20-cv-00805- BR KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. OPINION
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Anna J. Brown, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 8, 2022 * Seattle, Washington
Filed April 22, 2022
Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Eric D. Miller, and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Nguyen
* 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 affirmed the district court’s decision affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of claimant’s application for benefits under the Social Security Act based on various physical and mental impairments.
As a threshold matter, the panel held that recent changes to the Social Security Administration’s regulations displaced longstanding case law requiring an administrative law judge…