Joseph L Smith v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION

JOSEPH L. S., Case No. 5:23-cv-00006-BFM

Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION v. A ND ORDER

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 16 Defendant.

19 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Plaintiff Joseph L. S. applied for Supplemental Security Income payments, alleging disability commencing on December 12, 2015. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 170-85.) Plaintiff’s application was denied at the initial level of review and on reconsideration, after which he requested a hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge. (AR 137-41.) The ALJ held a hearing 26 In the interest of privacy, this Memorandum Opinion and Order uses only the first name and middle and last initials of the non-governmental party in this case. and heard from Plaintiff and a vocational expert (AR 24-46), after which he issued an unfavorable decision. (AR 10-19.)…