(SS) Parker, III v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ABE PARKER, III, Case No. 1:22-cv-00158-CDB (SS)

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

13 v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. 15)

SECURITY,1

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Abe Parker, III (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 18 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for 19 disability benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). The matter is currently before the Court 20 on the Administrative Record (“AR”) and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral 21 argument. (Docs. 14, 15, 21).2 The Court finds and rules as follows. 22 /// 23 /// 24 1 On January 21, 2025, Michelle King was named Acting Commissioner of the Social 25 Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/agency.commissioner/ (last visited January 23, 2025). She therefore is substituted as the Defendant in this action. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring 26 to the…