Case Name: Michelle A. GILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-04-08
Citations: 515 F. App'x 665
Docket Number: No. 12-55344
Parties: Michelle A. GILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: HUG, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 515
Pages: 665–665

Head Matter:
Michelle A. GILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 12-55344.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 22, 2013.
Filed April 8, 2013.
Steven Gilbert Rosales, Law Office of Lawrence D. Rohlfíng, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Thomas C. Stahl, Chief Counsel, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, Sun-deep R. Patel, Regional Counsel, SSA-Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Michelle A. Gill appeals the district court's judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.2012), and we affirm.
The administrative law judge ("ALJ") provided "specific, clear, and convincing reasons" for rejecting Gill's testimony about the severity of her pain and the extent of her limitations. Molina, 674 F.3d at 1113. In particular, the ALJ relied on Gill's failure to pursue aggressive treatment for her pain, her daily activities, and the observations of examining physicians. See id. (explaining that "the ALJ may discredit a claimant's testimony when the claimant reports participation in everyday activities indicating capacities that are transferable to a work setting"); Smolen v. Chater, 80 F.3d 1273, 1284 (9th Cir.1996) (noting that, in evaluating credibility, the ALJ may consider the "observations of treating and examining physicians" and any "inadequately explained failure to seek treatment").
The ALJ erred in disregarding Kerry Kevil's lay witness testimony without comment. Molina, 674 F.3d at 1114. That error was harmless, however, because Kevil's testimony "described the same limitations as [Gill's] own testimony, and the ALJ's reasons for rejecting [Gill's] testimony apply with equal force to the lay testimony." Id. at 1122.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.