+Cor r e c te d 1/5/17 N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT C AR OLYN S. HUNT, Plaintiff - Appe lla nt, v. C AR OLYN W . C OLVIN, De fe nda

nt - Appe lle e . No. 15-15931 D.C . No. 1:13-c v-01999-SKO M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Ea ste rn Distric t of C a lifornia She ila K. Obe rto, M a g i strate Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d De c e m

be r 30, 2016 ** B e fore : GOODW IN, LEAVY, a nd SILVER

M AN, C i rc uit Judge s + C aroly n Hunt a ppe a ls the distric t c ourt’ s judgm e nt a ffirm ing the C om m issione r of Soc ia l Se c urity ’ s de nia l of he r a pplic ation for supplem e nta l se c urity inc om e unde r Title XVI of the Soc ia l Se c urity Ac t. W e hav e jurisdic tion 

# F IL ED JAN 04 2017 M OLLY C. DW Y E R, CLERK U. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291. W e re vie wde novo, a nd will re ve rse only

if the a dm inistra

tive la w judge ’ s (“ ALJ” ) de c ision is not supporte d by substa n tia l e vide nc e in the re c ord or is ba se d on le g a l e rror. Rounds v . C omm’r Soc . Se c . Admin. , 807 F.3d 996, 1002 (9th C i r. 2015). W e a ffirm . Hunt c onte nds tha

t at ste p five of the se que ntia l a na l y s is, the ALJ e rre d by finding tha

t Hunt ha d a

high sc hool e duc at ion. Howe ve r, the ALJ’ s finding wa s supporte d by substa

ntia l e vide nc e , inc luding he r te stim ony tha t she ha d e arne d a high sc hool diploma . Se e 20 C .F.R . § 416.964(a) (form a l sc hooling is the prim ary fa c t or in a n ALJ’ s finding re ga

rding a c la im ant’ s le ve l of e duc at ion). Hunt’ s e vide nc e tha

t she suffe re d a

de fic ie nc y in a

tte ntion a nd c onc e ntration doe s not e sta blish a la c k of “ a

bility in re a soning, a

rithm e tic , and la

n gua g e skills.” 20 C .F.R . § 416.964(b) (de sc ribing how a n ALJ e va luate s a

c l a im ant’ s e duc ationa l le ve l). The ALJ prope rly

c onside re d Hunt’ s “ fa ir” a bility to a tte nd a n d c onc e ntrate in c onne c tion with her re sidua l func tiona l c a pa c ity , rathe r tha

n he r e duc at ion le ve l. Se e 2 0 C .F.R . § 416.960(c ) (a t ste p five , a n ALJ m ust c o nside r both (1) re sidua l func tiona l c a

pa c ity and (2) voc ationa l fa c tors of a ge , e duc ation, a nd work e xpe rie nc e ); se e 20 C .F.R . § 416.945 (de fining re s idua l func t iona l c a pa c ity ). The ALJ the re fore did not e rr in c o nc luding tha t unde r the M e dic a lVoc ationa l Guide l ine s, Hunt’ s e xe rtiona l lim ita tions, c onside re d without re ga rd to 2he r non-e xe rtiona l im pa irm e nts, did not by

the m se lve s wa

rran t a finding of disa bility . Se e 20 C .F.R . Part 404, Subpa rt P, App. 2, § 203.06 (pe rson who ha s at le a st a h igh sc hool e duc ation, is lim ite d to m e dium

work, is c lose ly

a pproa c hing re tire m e nt a ge , a

nd ha s no pre vious work e xpe rie nc e or unskille d work e xpe rie nc e is c onside re d not disa

ble d ); c f. id . § 203.02 (sim

ila r pe rson with lim

ite d or le ss e duc ation m

ust be found disa

ble d). The C o m

m issione r a lso m e t he r burde n of showing tha

t Hunt wa s c a

p a ble of m aking a suc c e ssful a djustm e nt to jobs tha t e xiste d in signific ant num be rs in the nationa l e c onom y . Se e Rounds , 807 F.3d a t 1002. AFFIRM E D.

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