(SS) Torres v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL T. TORRES, Case No. 1:19-cv-00067-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
SECURITY APPEAL
v. (ECF Nos. 21, 27) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
16 Plaintiff Michael T. Torres (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone.1 Plaintiff suffers from osteoarthritis of the bilateral knees, genu varum deformity, and obesity. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Social Security appeal shall be denied. II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff protectively filed an application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits on January 21, 2016. (AR 53.) Plaintiff’s…