(SS) Malloy v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES M. MALLOY, No. 2:20-cv-0618 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff brought this action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision denying an application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act. On February 21, 2023, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded this matter for further proceedings. (ECF No. 19.) //// 23 1 Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on December 20, 2023. See https://blog.ssa.gov/martin-j-omalley-sworn-in-as-commissioner-of-social- security-administration/ (last visited by the court on February 21, 2024). Accordingly, Martin 25 O’Malley is substituted in as the defendant in this action. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the person holding the Office of the…