Case Name: MICHAEL WYLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-09-22
Citations: 396 F. App'x 417
Docket Number: No. 09-35805
Parties: MICHAEL WYLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: HAWKINS, MeKE OWN and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 396
Pages: 417–418

Head Matter:
MICHAEL WYLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 09-35805.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Sept. 2, 2010.
Filed Sept. 22, 2010.
Jeffrey H. Baird, Law Office Of Jeffrey H. Baird, Seattle, WA, Elie Halpern, Esquire, Halpern & Oliver, PLLC, Olympia, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Brian Kipnis, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, Richard A. Morris, Esquire, Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: HAWKINS, MeKE OWN and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Appellant Michael Wyles ('Wyles") appeals the district court's decision affirming the denial of his application for social security benefits. Wyles contends that the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") erred by rejecting the opinion of his examining physician, Dr. Richard Washburn ("Dr.Washburn"), who diagnosed Wyles with impairments that met the requirements in the Listings of Impairments, under 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1. We agree. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse and remand to the district court.
We review the district court's judgment de novo to determine whether the ALJ supported his decision with substantial evidence and applied the correct legal standards. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Tommasetti v. Astrue, 533 F.3d 1035, 1038 (9th Cir.2008).
Dr. Washburn determined that Wyles was disabled and unable to work due to his bipolar disorder with major depression and psychotic symptoms, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and a non-specific personality disorder. Importantly, Dr. Washburn found that Wyles would remain unable to work for one year — from November 2002 to November 2003 — until he became stabilized on medication for these mental illnesses. We therefore remand to the district court for an award of benefits consistent with our holding that Wyles proved he was disabled for that one year: November 2002 — November 2003.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.