(SS) Ferguson v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 AARON NASH FERGUSON, Case No. 1:18-cv-01585-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
16 Defendant. 17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his application for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF Nos. 6, 9).
A. ALJ’s Weighing of Medical Opinions of Treating, Examining and Reviewing
25 Physicians 26 Plaintiff first argues “[t]he ALJ committed legal error in weighing medical opinions of 27 treating, examining and reviewing physicians as to Plaintiff’s postural, environmental and mental 28 The Ninth Circuit has stated regarding the…