Araceli Saldana De Gomez v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARACELI S.D.G., ) Case No. 5:21-cv-02046-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting ) Commissioner of the Social Security ) Administration, ) ) ) Defendant. ) ) 18 I. INTRODUCTION On December 7, 2021, plaintiff Araceli S.D.G. filed a Complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking review of a denial of supplemental security income (“SSI”). The parties have fully briefed the issues in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) properly considered the medical evidence in assessing plaintiff’s residual functional…