(SS) Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROSA DELPHINE SMITH, No. 2:24-cv-00144-SCR Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER LELAND DUDEK, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401-34, and supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1383f. The issue raised is whether Plaintiff could return to her past relevant work. For the reasons that follow, the Court will DENY Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and GRANT the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The Commissioner’s decision is affirmed. /// /// 27 1 Leland Dudek became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security in February 2025, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d) is substituted as the…