NIGEL LACHEY V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ET AL, No. 21-17095 (9th Cir. 2023)
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED SEP 19 2023 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT NIGEL RAY LACHEY, No. Plaintiff-Appellant, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 21-17095 D.C. No. 2:20-cv-01438-BNW v. MEMORANDUM* KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security; UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Brenda Weksler, Magistrate Judge, Presiding Submitted September 19, 2023** Before: D. NELSON, O’SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. Nigel Ray Lachey appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision denying his application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We * 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). have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). We review the district court’s decision de novo, Attmore v. Colvin, 827 F.3d 872, 875 (9th Cir. 2016), and we affirm. Substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s conclusion that Lachey did not meet or equal listing 12.04 at step three of his analysis. See 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1, §§ 12.00(A)(2), 12.04. The ALJ correctly found (1) that Lachey neither had an extreme limitation in one area of mental functioning nor had marked limitations in two areas of mental functioning, see 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1, § 12.00(A)(2)(b), and (2) that Lachey did not demonstrate that he only marginally adjusted the requirements of daily life despite ongoing treatment, see 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1, § 12.00(G)(2). We do not reach Lachey’s assertion that he meets other unspecified listings. See Carmickle v. Comm’r, 533 F.3d 1155, 1161 n.2 (9th Cir. 2008) (declining to reach issues that are not argued “with any specificity”). The ALJ also did not err by failing to develop the record, where the record does not indicate that Lachey’s juvenile records were relevant or that an additional consultative examination was necessary. See 20 C.F.R. § 416.912(b)(1) (establishing that the agency must develop the medical record only for the year preceding a claim “unless there is a reason to believe that development of an earlier period is necessary”); Mayes v. Massanari, 276 F.3d 453, 459–60 (9th Cir. 2 21-17095 2001) (“An ALJ’s duty to develop the record further is triggered only when there is ambiguous evidence or when the record is inadequate to allow for proper evaluation of the evidence.”). To the extent that Lachey contends the ALJ did not allow him to review exhibits, prevented him from raising issues and presenting witnesses, improperly weighed medical opinions, and failed to consider evidence, we reject the contentions as unsupported by the record. AFFIRMED. 3 21-17095
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