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WASHINGTON v. KIJAKAZI

No. 22-35320.

72 F.4th 1029 (2023)

Victor WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kilolo KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 3, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Washington, Shoreline, Washington, pro se Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sarah E. Moum , Special Assistant United States Attorney; Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration; Baltimore, Maryland; Matthew W. Pile , Associate General Counsel; Office of Program Litigation; Seattle, Washington; Kerry Jane Keefe , Assistant United States Attorney; Nicholas W. Brown , United States Attorney; Office of the United States Attorney; Seattle, Washington; Joshua M. Salzman , Attorney; United States Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.; for Defendant-Appellee.

Robin Wechkin , Sidley Austin LLP, Issaquah, Washington; David R. Carpenter , Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Amicus Curiae the Federal Magistrate Judges Association.

Concurrence by Judge W. Fletcher.

OPINION

Victor Washington filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington a pro se action to challenge the denial of his claim for disability benefits by the Social Security Administration. A magistrate judge of that court, acting with the full civil authority of that court, reversed and...

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