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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEC 15 2009 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS LEAH F. ZAPATA, No. 09-35199 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:08-cv-00654-CRD v. MEMORANDUM * MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Carolyn R. Dimmick, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 11, 2009** Seattle Washington, California Before: BEEZER, GOULD and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. Leah Zapata appeals from the district court’s order affirming the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, denying Zapata’s * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). application for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income Benefits. We review de novo a district court’s order affirming the Commissioner’s decision to deny benefits. Tackett v. Apfel,
180 F.3d 1094, 1097 (9th Cir. 1999). We reverse the Commissioner’s decision if it is based on legal error or is not supported by substantial evidence.
Id. We havejurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm the district court’s order. The facts of this case are known to the parties. We do not repeat them. The Commissioner’s decision is supported by substantial evidence in the record and is not based on legal error. No medical evidence in the record is inconsistent with Zapata’s residual functioning capacity as determined at her disability hearing. We cannot second guess an ALJ’s credibility determination that is supported by substantial evidence in the record. Thomas v. Barnhart,
278 F.3d 947, 958 (9th Cir. 2002) (citing Morgan v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin.,
169 F.3d 595, 600 (9th Cir. 1999)). Substantial evidence in the record supports the ALJ’s credibility determination. AFFIRMED.
Document Info
Docket Number: 09-35199
Citation Numbers: 357 F. App'x 939
Filed Date: 12/15/2009
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023