Joe Lester, Jr. v. Kilolo Kijakazi

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

MAY 12 2023

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOE LESTER, Jr., No. 22-35425

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:21-cv-05487-JRC

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington J. Richard Creatura, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 10, 2023** Seattle, Washington

Before: HAWKINS, W. FLETCHER, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Joe Wayne Lester Jr. challenges the district court’s decision affirming the

Social Security Commissioner’s denial of his applications for disability insurance

* 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). benefits and supplemental security income. We have jurisdiction, see 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291, and affirm.

Substantial evidence supports the determination by the…