Case Name: Felicia JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nancy A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-24
Citations: 691 F. App'x 435
Docket Number: No. 15-35921
Parties: Felicia JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nancy A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: D.W. NELSON, TROTT, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 691
Pages: 435–435

Head Matter:
Felicia JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nancy A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-35921
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 22, 2017
Filed May 24, 2017
Merrill Schneider, Attorney, Schneider Kerr & Robichaux, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellant
Thomas M. Elsberry, Esquire, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, SSA — Social Security Administration, Seattle, WA, Janice Elaine Hebert, Assistant U.S. Attorney, DOJ-USAO, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellee
Before: D.W. NELSON, TROTT, and OWENS, 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
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 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 Lucí 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. Car-stens, 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.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.