(SS) Ruby Ann Meneley v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. Introduction

17 Plaintiff Ruby Ann Meneley seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner 18 of Social Security denying her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental 19 security income pursuant to Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.1

II. Factual and Procedural Background

21 Plaintiff applied for benefits on December 28, 2018, alleging a disability onset date of 22 January 17, 20152 due to bipolar disorder, anxiety, and personality disorders. AR 311, 318. The 23 Commissioner denied the applications initially on August 12, 2019, and on reconsideration on 24 October 29, 2019. AR 143–58. Plaintiff appeared for a hearing before an ALJ on December 9, 25 2020. AR 78–102. The ALJ issued an unfavorable decision on December 22, 2020. AR 13–34. 26 27 1 The parties did not consent to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge. Docs. 7, 15. 2 As the ALJ noted, this date did not correspond to an injury or other inciting event but was one day after the date the previous ALJ issued a decision denying Plaintiff’s previous SSDI claim filed in 2011. AR 16; 103-121. The Appeals Council denied review on February 4, 2021…