(SS) Renteria v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LORAINE MICHELLE RENTERIA, Case No. 1:23-cv-01693-SKO Plaintiff,

v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT

MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,1 14 Defendant. (Doc. 1) 15 _____________________________________/ 17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Loraine Michelle Renteria (“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 On July 15, 2021, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for SSI payments, alleging she 26 1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See 27 …