Adam Lopez v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 ADAM L., ) Case No. 5:22-cv-01557-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting ) Commissioner of Social Security ) Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) )

18 I. INTRODUCTION On September 2, 2022, plaintiff Adam L. filed a complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of supplemental security income (“SSI”). The parties have fully briefed the matter in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents one disputed issue for decision: whether the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) properly considered plaintiff’s subjective testimony. Memorandum in 28 Support of Plaintiff’s Complaint (“P. Mem.”) at 2-9; see Defendant’s…