Crane

MEMORANDUM ***

Appellant Donald J. Crane appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of his benefits claims. The facts and procedural history are familiar to the parties, and we do not repeat them here. We review the district court’s decision de novo, Gillettr-Netting v. Barnhart, 371 F.3d 593 , 595 (9th Cir.2004), but we “must affirm if substantial evidence supports the Commissioner’s decision and if the Commissioner applied the correct legal standards,” Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 509 (9th Cir.2001). Crane contends the Commissioner’s decision was not so supported for eight reasons.

First, Crane asserts the ALJ improperly rejected or ignored the opinions of two of his examining psychologists— Drs. Basham and Shellman. We conclude the ALJ gave specific, legitimate reasons supported by substantial record evidence for rejecting Dr. Basham’s opinion regarding the severity of Crane’s limited ability to concentrate. See Bayliss v. Barnhart, 427 F.3d 1211, 1216 (9th Cir. 2005). Dr. Basham’s opinion was contradicted by two other examining psychologists, both of whom evaluated Crane after Dr. Basham. See Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821,…