(SS) K.T. v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 K.T., No. 2:23-cv-00864-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”). The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction to conduct all proceedings in the case, including the entry of final judgment. ECF No. 22. For the reasons discussed below, the court will deny plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and grant the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment. BACKGROUND On November 30, 2020, an application for SSI was filed on behalf of the claimant, a minor child, alleging disability beginning July 7, 2017, when the child (K.T.) was four years old. Administrative Transcript (“AT”) 25, 28. As of the hearing date, April 6, 2022, K.T. was nine 28 …