Renee Hirtzel v. Kilolo Kijakazi

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RENEE HIRTZEL, No. 21-35313

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-05485-MLP

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Michelle L. Peterson, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 7, 2022 Portland, Oregon

Before: EBEL,** W. FLETCHER, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Claimant Renee Hirtzel challenges the district court’s ruling affirming the

Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of her application for disability benefits.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable David M. Ebel, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, sitting by designation. The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) denied Hirtzel benefits after determining

that she suffered from several severe mental and physical…