Manjarrez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IGNACIO M., Case No.: 23-cv-1926-TWR-KSC

Plaintiff,

REPORT AND

v. RECOMMENDATION MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff filed this action challenging the final decision of the Commissioner of 18 Social Security denying plaintiff’s claim for benefits. Doc. No. 1. This Court directed the 19 parties to explore informal resolution of the matter through the meet-and-confer process, 20 but the parties were unable to resolve the case on their own. Doc. Nos. 9, 10. Having 21 reviewed the parties’ briefing and the Administrative Record (“AR”), the Court issues the 22 following Report and Recommendation to the assigned District Judge. 23 //// 24 //// 25 //// 26 //// 27 //// 28 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for Disability Insurance Benefits. AR 268-74.1 The Social Security Administration denied the claim. AR 146-50. The Administration denied plaintiff’s claim upon…