Soliman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MAHER WADIE SOLIMAN, Case No. 23-cv-03668-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION AND ENTERING

v. JUDGMENT IN DEFENDANT’S

FAVOR

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 1 Defendants.

Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, the former Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, acting in his official capacity, partially denied Plaintiff Maher Soliman’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Plaintiff asks the Court to reverse that decision and grant his benefits. Dkt. No. 1. The Court DENIES the motion. I. BACKGROUND From 2003 to 2012, Plaintiff worked as a legal advisor and prosecutor for the U.S. Departments of State and Defense traveling between the United States and Iraq, until he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) in January 2012. See Dkt. No. 11 (“AR”) at 77. In September 2017, Plaintiff filed an application for…