(SS) Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEANN JOHNSON, on behalf of minor No. 1:21-CV-1704-DJC-GSA child S.M.S., 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.

MARTIN O’MALLEY, COMMISSIONER

OF SOCIAL SECURITY,1 Defendant. (ECF Nos. 19, 20, 24)

18 Plaintiff S.M.S., a minor child by and through his guardian Leann Johnson, 19 initiated this action seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of 20 Social Security denying his application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 21 pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act. (ECF No. 1). The matter was referred to 22 a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and 23 Local Rule 302. 24 On July 9, 2024, the Magistrate Judge filed findings and recommendations 25 recommending that Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be denied, that 26 Defendant’s cross-motion be granted, and that the Commissioner’s final decision be 27 1 The Court has substituted Martin O’Malley, who has been appointed Commissioner of Social Security, as the defendant in…