(SS) Lopez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIE LOPEZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-01644-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF

THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

v. SECURITY 2 MARTIN O’MALLEY, (Doc. Nos. 15, 19)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,1 Defendant. 17 18 Julie Lopez (“Plaintiff”), seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. No. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Doc. Nos. 15, 19). For the reasons set forth more fully below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, grants Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and affirms the Commissioner’s decision.

1 The Court has substituted Martin O’Malley, who has been appointed the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, as the…