(SS) Wescott v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREN P. WESCOTT, Case No. 1:21-cv-01323-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. AND DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Docs. 15, 23) 15 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Karen P. Wescott (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II 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.1 Having considered the briefing and record in this matter, the Court finds that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) is supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole and based upon proper legal standards. Accordingly, this…