Jose Luis Tavarez v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION

GINGER TAVAREZ, as real party Case No. 2:22-cv-09367-BFM in interest,1 MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff, A ND ORDER v. 15 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

20 Jose L. T. applied for a period of disability and disability insurance 21 benefits and for Supplemental Security Income payments, alleging physical 22 disability that commenced on June 1, 2020. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 16.) 23 Plaintiff’s applications were denied at the initial level of review and on 24 25 1 On June 12, 2023, the Court was notified that Jose L. Tavarez had passed 26 away, and substituted his wife, Ginger Tavarez, as real party in interest in this litigation. For clarity’s sake, “Plaintiff” refers to Mr. Tavarez, or to the arguments made by his and now Ms. Tavarez’s counsel, as appropriate in context. 1 Administrative Law…