MULLEN v. SAUL (2020)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

William MULLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andrew M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 18-35710

Decided: November 27, 2020

Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

William J. Mullen, Pro Se Renata Gowie, DOJ-USAO, Portland, OR, Michael Howard, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, SSA - Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee

MEMORANDUM **

William J. Mullen appeals the district court's judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of Mullen's application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). We review de novo, Attmore v. Colvin, 827 F.3d 872, 875 (9th Cir. 2016), and we affirm.

Mullen argues that that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) erred by failing to properly evaluate evidence of Mullen's spine, hip, and leg pain, and that the ALJ's decision failed to mention a CT scan from Mullen's records. These issues are waived because Mullen did not raise them before the district court. See Greger v. Barnhart, 464 F.3d 968, 973 (9th Cir. 2006) (arguments raised for the first time on appeal are deemed waived absent rare exceptions).

AFFIRMED.

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