Pedro Pantoja v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PEDRO PANTOJA, Case No. 1:22-cv-001127-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (Docs. 14, 17, 18) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Pedro Pantoja (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability benefits 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. 14, 17, 18). Upon review of the Administrative Record (“AR”) and the parties’ briefs, the Court finds and rules as follows.1 I. BACKGROUND A. Administrative Proceedings and ALJ’s Decision On March 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Title XVI application for supplemental security income, alleging a period of disability beginning that same day. (AR 262-267). Plaintiff’s application was 27…