Amber Marquez v. Kilolo Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
22 In 2017, Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental 23 security income, alleging disability since September 28, 2016. (Administrative 24 Record (“AR”) 172-184.) Plaintiff’s applications were denied. (AR 79-97.) On 25 26 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 27 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Case 2:20-cv-05367-AFM Document Filed 03/29/ Page 2 of Page ID #:558
June 17, 2019, Plaintiff appeared with counsel at a hearing conducted before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). At the hearing, Plaintiff and a vocational expert (“VE”) testified. (AR 30-66.) In a decision dated July 29, 2019, the ALJ found that Plaintiff suffered from the following severe impairments: diabetes mellitus, diabetic polyneuropathy, mild osteoarthritis and calcaneal spur of the left foot, hiatal hernia, vasculitis, and obesity. (AR 17.) After concluding that Plaintiff’s impairments did not meet or equal any listed…