Alfonso Lepe v. Martin J. OMalley

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 ALFONSO L., ) Case No. 5:24-cv-00840-SP ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER 14 FRANK BISIGNANO, ) Commissioner of Social Security ) 15 Administration, ) ) 16 Defendant. ) ) 17 )

18 19 I. 20 INTRODUCTION 21 On April 22, 2024, plaintiff Alfonso L. filed a complaint against defendant, the 22 Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking a review 23 of a denial of an application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits 24 (“DIB”). The parties have fully briefed the issues in dispute, and the court deems the 25 matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. 26 Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the administrative 27 law judge’s (“ALJ”) residual functional capacity (“RFC”) determination was supported 28 by substantial evidence; and…