Sandra Valladares v. Kilolo Kijakazi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 28 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SANDRA VALLADARES, No. 21-35379

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:20-cv-05040-EFS

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Edward F. Shea, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 11, 2022 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: HAWKINS, PAEZ, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Sandra Valladares appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the

Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of her applications for Disability

Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. We have jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we review the district court’s decision de novo. Ford v. Saul,

950 F.3d 1141, 1153–54 (9th Cir. 2020). We “will disturb the denial of benefits only

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. if the decision ‘contains legal…