Richard B. Goldstein v. Nancy A. Berryhill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION 11 RICHARD G., ) No. CV 18-7583-PLA ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ) v. ) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, COMMISSIONER )

OF SOCIAL SECURITY )

ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 18 I. PROCEEDINGS Plaintiff1 filed this action on August 30, 2018, seeking review of the Commissioner’s2 denial of his application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) payment. The parties filed Consents to proceed before a Magistrate Judge on August 30, 2018, and September 21, 2018. Pursuant to 24 1 In the interest of protecting plaintiff’s privacy, this Memorandum Opinion and Order uses 25 plaintiff’s (1) first name and last initial, and (2) year of birth in lieu of a complete birth date. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(c)(2)(B), Local Rule 5.2-1. 2 Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of…