(SS) Layfield v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH LAYFIELD, Case No. 2:23-cv-02540-CSK Plaintiff, ORDER ON PARTIES’ CROSS MOTIONS

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (ECF Nos. 15, 20) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Joseph Layfield seeks judicial review of a final decision by Defendant Commissioner of Social Security denying an application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits.1 In the summary judgment motion, Plaintiff contends the final decision of the Commissioner contains legal error and is not supported by substantial evidence. Plaintiff seeks either a reversal of the ALJ’s decision and an award of benefits, or alternatively, a remand for further proceedings. The Commissioner opposes Plaintiff’s motion, filed a cross-motion for summary judgment, and seeks affirmance. For the reasons below, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED, the Commissioner’s cross- motion is GRANTED, and the final decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED. 27 1 This action was…