Linnehan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANA L., Case No. 20-cv-06311-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 18, 21 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff seeks Social Security benefits for a combination of physical and mental impairments, including: multiple sclerosis (“MS”), emphysema, irritable bowel syndrome, poor vision, spinal stenosis, hepatitis C, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“COPD”), lumbar spine pain from degenerative disc disease with nerve involvement, diverticulitis, and history of bladder cancer and melanoma. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 22, 80, 221, 1359.) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), Plaintiff filed this lawsuit for judicial review of the final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying his benefits claim. After carefully considering the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, (Dkt. Nos. 18, 21), the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D.…