(SS) Yang v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARY ANN YANG, Case No. 1:21-cv-00608-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY

SECURITY, JUDGMENT

15 Defendant. (Docs. 22, 23) 16 17 Plaintiff Mary Ann Yang (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the Administrative Record (“AR”) and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Docs. 12, 22, 23). The Court finds and rules as follows.

1 On February 19, 2025, Lee Dudek was named Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/#2025-02-19 (last visited May 7, 2025). He therefore is…