Clayton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD C., Case No.: 23-cv-1170-AJB-KSC 12 Plaintiff, REPORT AND v.

RECOMMENDATION FOR AN

14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of ORDER REVIEWING FINAL Social Security, DECISION OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

Defendant.

SECURITY

17 Plaintiff filed this action challenging the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying plaintiff’s claim for benefits. Doc. No. 1. This Court directed the parties to explore informal resolution of the matter through the meet-and-confer process, but the parties were unable to resolve the case on their own. Doc. Nos. 9, 10. Having reviewed the parties’ briefing and the Administrative Record (“AR”), the Court submits this Report and Recommendation to the assigned District Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). //// //// //// //// I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied…