UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 S.M., Case No. 23-cv-03478-LJC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RESOLVING SOCIAL
v. SECURITY ACTION
MARTIN J. O’MALLEY, Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff S.M.1 challenges the final decision of Defendant Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security (the Commissioner),2 finding S.M. not disabled and thus ineligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits. S.M. filed a brief on the merits in accordance with Rule 6 of the Supplemental Rules for Social Security Actions Under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). ECF No. 12. The Commissioner filed a Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment under Civil Local Rule 16-5. ECF No. 14. Although that local rule no longer applies to cases that are governed by the Supplemental Rules, the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion presents the issues in a manner substantively consistent with Supplemental Rule 7’s requirement for a responsive brief, and the Court proceeds to resolve the case. The parties have…