(SS) Bouttirath v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SOMMANY BOUTTIRATH, Case No. 1:21-cv-01573-CDB (SS)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

13 v. GRANTING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Docs. 22, 24) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Sommany Bouttirath (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 18 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for 19 supplemental security income under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). The matter is currently 20 before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Docs. 22, 21 24). Upon review of the Administrative Record (“AR”) and the parties’ briefs, the Court finds and 22 rules as follows. 23 I. BACKGROUND 24 A. Administrative Proceedings and ALJ’s Decision 25 On January 30, 2018, Plaintiff filed a Title XVI application for supplemental security 26 income. (AR 19,…