(SS) Baer v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTIN KAY BAER, Case No. 1:21-cv-01701-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (Docs. 15, 17) CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Christin Kay Baer (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her applications for disabled widow’s benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act and for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.2 Having considered the briefing and record in this matter, the Court finds that the decision

1 Carolyn Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on November 30, 2024. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,…