Margarito Bahena Estrada v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARGARITOE., Case No. SA CV 18-1962-SP Plaintiff,

V. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

15 Social Security Administration. Defendant. 17 Vo 19 INTRODUCTION On November 1, 2018, plaintiff Margarito E. filed a complaint against 22 || defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration 23 || (‘Commissioner’), seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability and 24 || disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). The parties have fully briefed the issues in 25 || dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral 26 || argument. Plaintiff presents seven disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the ALJ

1 || properly declined to reopen plaintiff's prior application and so applied res judicata; 2 || (2) whether the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly considered the 3 || opinion of a treating psychologist; (3) whether the ALJ properly considered 4 |…