(SS) McCormick v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

6 7 8 9 ELLEN MARIE McCORMICK, Case No. 1:23-cv-01522-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT

v. (Doc. 1) MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,

14 Defendant. 15 _____________________________________/ I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Ellen Marie McCormick (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born on February 21, 1974, and has a high school education. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 36, 51, 109, 150, 158, 175, 485, 492, 533, 554.) Plaintiff filed a claim for SSI 26 1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named…