(SS) Kuffel v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID KUFFEL, Case No. 1:24-cv-00739-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF

THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

v. SECURITY1 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. Nos. 12, 15)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 David Kuffel (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for supplemental security income under the Social Security Act. (Doc. No. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Doc. Nos. 12, 15-16). For the reasons set forth more fully below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, grants Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and affirms the Commissioner’s decision. I. JURISDICTION Plaintiff protectively filed for supplemental security income on March 2, 2021, alleging an 27 1 Both parties have…