Velasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 23-cv-1683-RBM-BLM MIGUEL VELASQUEZ,

Plaintiff, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MERIT

v. BRIEF

MARTIN O’MALLEY, [ECF No. 9] Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Miguel Velasquez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) final decision to deny his applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income pursuant to Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Presently before the Court are Plaintiff’s Brief [ECF No. 9 (“Brief”)], Defendant’s Responding Brief [ECF No. 10 (“Oppo.”)], and Plaintiff’s reply [ECF No. 12 (“Reply”)]. This Report and Recommendation is submitted to United States District Judge Ruth B. Montenegro pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Civil Rule 72.1(c) of the United States District for the Southern District of California. For the reasons set forth below, the…