(SS) Nichols v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 JAELYN NICOLE NICHOLS, Case No. 1:24-cv-00217-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL CAROLYN COLVIN, SECURITY COMPLAINT Acting Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 1) Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION On February 17, 2024, Plaintiff Jaelyn Nicole Nichols (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1383(c) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND On August 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed an application for SSI payments, alleging that she became disabled on February 10, 2010,…