Stephanie Aleman Medina v. Martin O'Malley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHANIE ALEMAN M., Case No. 2:24-cv-01391-PD

Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION v. AND ORDER AFFIRMING

COMMISSIONER

14 LELAND DUDEK, Acting COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,2 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff challenges the denial of her application for Social Security 18 disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and supplemental security income 19 benefits (“SSI”). For the reasons discussed below, the decision of the 20 Administrative Law Judge is affirmed.

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1 Plaintiff’s name is partially redacted in line with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the United States Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management. 27 2 Leland Dudek, who was appointed Acting Commissioner on February 17, 2025, is substituted in as the correct Defendant. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). I. PERTINENT PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND DISPUTED ISSUES 2 On January 24, 2020, Plaintiff protectively filed applications for…