United States Ninth Circuit

In an action challenging the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits, judgment for defendant is affirmed, where 1) the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) did not ignore or contradict plaintiff's neuropsychological assessment; and 2) the ALJ provided clear and convincing reasons to reject plaintiff's subjective complaint testimony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2009
• Decided 07/20/2009
• Published 07/20/2009

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:, Before: ALFRED T. GOODWIN, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda S. Ziskin, Lake Oswego, OR, argued the cause for the appellant and filed the briefs.  Martin R. Cohen, Lake Oswego, OR, was also on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas M. Elsberry, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Seattle, WA, argued the cause for the appellee and filed the brief.  Karin J. Immergut, United States Attorney, Britannia I. Hobbs, Assistant United States Attorney, and David Morado, Regional Chief Counsel, Social Security Administration, Seattle, WA, were also on the brief.