(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTHER GARCIA, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-1593 JLT BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING v. ) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ) JUDGMENT, GRANTING DEFENDANT’S LELAND DUDEK, ) REQUEST TO AFFIRM THE Acting Commissioner of Social Security1, ) ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION, AND ) DIRECTING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN Defendant. ) FAVOR OF DEFENDANT ) ) (Docs. 14, 18, and 20) )

Esther Garcia seeks judicial review of a final decision denying her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (Docs. 1, 14.) Plaintiff asserts the decision is not supported by substantial evidence because the ALJ erred in evaluating her mental impairments and the medical opinion of her primary care provider. (See generally Doc. 14.) Plaintiff requests the matter be…