Laura Wright v. Kilolo Kijakazi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 25 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LAURA B. WRIGHT, No. 22-16221

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-01235-VCF

v.

MEMORANDUM *

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Cam Ferenbach, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 10, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, CHRISTEN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge BRESS.

Laura Wright appeals the district court’s decision affirming an Administrative

Law Judge’s (ALJ) denial of Wright’s application for Social Security disability

benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review the district

court’s decision de novo and “will disturb the denial of benefits only if the [ALJ’s]

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. decision contains legal error or is not supported by substantial…