(SS) Calvert v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 13, 20241:24-cv-00119California1,934 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 ROCHELLE GINA CALVERT, Case No. 1:24-cv-00119-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 1, 12).

Defendant. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding her application for supplemental security income benefits. The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 11). Plaintiff argues as follows: “The ALJ failed to properly develop the record and obtain any medical opinion evidence, erroneously relying upon her own lay interpretation of the medical data.” (ECF No. 12, p. 6). Having reviewed the record, administrative transcript, parties’ briefs, and the applicable 28 …

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