(SS) Mendoza v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADALID MENDOZA, Case No. 1:22-cv-00101-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

v. GRANTING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,1 Acting Commissioner of Social Security, (Docs. 14, 16) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Adalid Mendoza (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Docs. 14, 16). Upon review of the Administrative Record (“AR”) and the parties’ briefs, the Court finds and rules as follows. ///

1 Martin O'Malley became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023. See Commissioner SSA, https://www.ssa.gov/agency/commissioner/ (last…