(SS) Morse v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 ERIC SHELDON MORSE, Case No. 1:18-cv-00890-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
16 Defendant. 17 18 19 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an 20 unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his 21 application for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. The parties have 22 consented to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions 23 of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF Nos. 7, 24 8). 25 \\\ \\\
A. ALJ’s Treatment of Plaintiff’s Testimony about His Symptoms
Plaintiff first claims that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred in failing to provide legally sufficient reasons for discounting the symptom testimony of Plaintiff. The Ninth Circuit has provided the following guidance regarding…