Alvarado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBY JANET A., Case No.: 24cv180-LR

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MERIT BRIEF

LELAND DUDEK, [ECF NO. 11] Acting Commissioner of Social Security,2 15 Defendant. 16 17 On January 26, 2024, Ruby Janet A. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant” or “Commissioner”) denying Plaintiff’s application for a period of 21

23 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(e)(6)(b), the Court’s opinions in Social Security cases filed under 24 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) “refer to any non-government parties by using only their first name and last initial.” 25 Plaintiff named Martin O’Malley, who was the Commissioner of Social Security when Plaintiff filed her Complaint on January 26, 2024, as a Defendant in this action. (See ECF No. 1 at 1.) Leland Dudek is now the Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration, and he is automatically…