(SS) Piper v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 8 DEBORAH L. PIPER, Case No. 1:18-cv-01533-JDP 9 Plaintiff, ORDER ON SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL 10 v. 11 C SEO CM UM RI IS TS YI ,O NER OF SOCIAL

Defendant.

14 Claimant has requested judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) 15 denial of his application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits. At a hearing 16 on October 22, 2019, I heard argument from the parties. Having considered the arguments made 17 at the hearing, and having reviewed the record, administrative transcript, briefs of the parties, and 18 applicable law, I affirm the decision of the SSA’s Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). 19 On appeal, I ask only whether substantial evidence supports the Commissioner’s factual 20 findings and whether the Commissioner applied the proper legal standards. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). I 21 will uphold the ALJ’s decision if it is rational, even if there is another rational interpretation of 22 the evidence; I may not substitute my judgment for that of the Commissioner. Id. 23 Claimant seeks remand, arguing that the ALJ…