Felicia Johnson v. Nancy Berryhill

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAY 24 2017 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FELICIA JOHNSON, No. 15-35921 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:14-cv-00032-CL v. MEMORANDUM* NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Ann L. Aiken, District Judge, Presiding Submitted May 22, 2017 ** Before: D.W. NELSON, TROTT, and OWENS, Circuit Judges. Felicia Johnson appeals the district court’s decision affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of her application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we review de novo. Ghanim v. Colvin, 763 F.3d 1154, 1159 (9th Cir. 2014). We affirm the district court’s judgment. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) did not err in according “little weight” to the contradicted opinion of Luci Carstens, Ph.D., an examining psychologist. The ALJ provided a specific and legitimate reason, supported by substantial evidence, for discounting Dr. Carstens’s opinion by explaining that Johnson did not fully disclose her drug and alcohol use to Dr. Carstens, and in particular did not mention a relapse in 2009. See Garrison v. Colvin, 759 F.3d 995, 1012 (9th Cir. 2014). Any error in the other two reasons provided by the ALJ was harmless. See Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1122 (9th Cir. 2012). AFFIRMED. 2