Joseph Mata, III v. Kilolo Kijakazi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 6 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSEPH MATA III, No. 22-35482

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:21-cv-03084-RMP

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Rosanna Malouf Peterson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 14, 2023 Seattle, Washington

Before: PAEZ and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges, and LIBURDI,** District Judge. Dissent by Judge PAEZ.

Joseph Mata III appeals the district court’s affirmation of the denial of his

application for disability benefits. “We review the district court’s judgment de

novo” and “set aside a denial of benefits only if it is not supported by substantial

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Michael T. Liburdi, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation. evidence…