WOODS v. KIJAKAZI

No. 21-35458.

32 F.4th 785 (2022)

Leslie WOODS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kilolo KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Joseph Wall , Law Offices of George J. Wall, Portland, Oregon, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Willy Le , Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Seattle Region X; Jeffrey E. Staples , Assistant Regional Counsel; Office of General Counsel, Social Security Administration, Seattle, Washington; Scott Erik Asphaug , United States Attorney; Renata Gowie , Civil Division Chief; United States Attorney's Office, Portland, Oregon; for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Eric D. Miller, and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Leslie Woods seeks benefits under the Social Security Act based on various physical and mental impairments. An administrative law judge ("ALJ") found that she was not disabled and denied her claim. The district court affirmed.

As a threshold matter, we must decide whether recent changes to the Social...

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