Taracy Evan Ward v. Kilolo Kijakazi

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TRACY E. W., ) NO. ED CV 23-1288-E ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) 14 MARTIN J. O’MALLEY, ) Commissioner of Social Security,1 ) 15 ) Defendant. ) 16 ___________________________________) 17 18 PROCEEDINGS 19 20 Plaintiff filed a complaint on July 3, 2023, seeking review of 21 the Commissioner’s denial of disability benefits. The parties 22 consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge on 23 July 20, 2023. Plaintiff filed “Plaintiff’s Brief” on November 9, 24 2023. Defendant filed “Defendant’s Brief” on December 11, 2023. 25 Plaintiff did not file a timely reply brief. 26 /// 27 28 1 BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION 2 3 Plaintiff, a former substance abuse counselor, asserts disability 4 since July 10, 2020, based on alleged cervical kyphosis, scoliosis, 5 migraines, high blood pressure, a bladder…