Regina Leiss v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REGINA L., Case No. 8:23-cv-00152-PD

12 Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION v. AND ORDER AFFIRMING

AGENCY DECISION

14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security 15 Administration, Defendant.

18 Plaintiff challenges the denial of her application for Disability 19 Insurance Benefits. For the reasons stated below, the decision of the 20 Administrative Law Judge is affirmed. 21 I. Pertinent Procedural History and Disputed Issues 23 On July 10, 2020, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for 24 Disability Insurance Benefits alleging that she had been disabled since May 25 25, 2014. [Administrative Record (“AR”) AR 15, 67-68, 237-38.] Plaintiff’s

1 The Administrative Record is Docket Numbers 7-1 through 7-30. Plaintiff’s Opening Brief is CM/ECF Docket Number 11, the Commissioner’s Brief is at Docket 28 Number 14, and Plaintiff’s Reply is at Docket Number 15. applications were denied administratively on November 12, 2020, and upon 2 …