(SS) Maxwell v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROY LEE MAXWELL, No. 1:18-cv-00894-GSA Petitioner, v. ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF

JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF

ANDREW SAUL,1 Commissioner of COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY Social Security, AND AGAINST PLAINTIFF

Respondent. 17 I. Introduction Plaintiff Roy Lee Maxwell (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability insurance benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs which were submitted without oral argument to the Honorable Gary S. Austin, United States Magistrate Judge. See Docs. 11, 14 and 15. Having reviewed the record as a whole, the Court finds that the ALJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence and applicable law. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s appeal is denied. 26 1 Commissioner of Social Security Andrew…