UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION
DENNIS J. T., Case No. 2:23-cv-00448-BFM
Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION v. A ND ORDER
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
16 Defendant.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Plaintiff Dennis J. T.1 applied for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits, alleging disability that commenced on June 4, 2021. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 17, 145-46.) 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 106-07.) The ALJ held a hearing and heard from Plaintiff and a vocational expert (AR 31-57), after which the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision. (AR 17-27.) She found at step two of the 26 In the interest of privacy, this Memorandum Opinion and Order uses only the first name and middle and last initials of…