(SS) Baker v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

17 Plaintiff Teresa Diane Baker (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born in 1967, has a limited education, and previously worked as an adult

On February 19, 2025, Leland Dudek was appointed the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://blog.ssa.gov/statement-from-acting-commissioner-dudek/ (last visited by the Court on February 24, 2025). He is therefore substituted as the defendant in this action. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the person holding the Office of the Commissioner shall, in his official capacity, be the proper defendant”). caregiver. …