(SS) Bouttirath v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOMMANY BOUTTIRATH, Case No. 1:21-cv-01573-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

v. GRANTING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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