(SS) Gloria P. Ruiz v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 GLORIA PAREDES RUIZ, ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-00180-BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION 10 v. ) TO ALTER OR AMEND JUDGMENT ) ANDREW M. SAUL,1 Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) ) Defendant. ) ) 15 I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Gloria Paredes Ruiz’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment filed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) (the “Motion”). (Doc. 21.) For the reasons provided below, the Court DENIES this Motion. II. BACKGROUND The Court previously provided the full factual background for this case in its order entered on August 4, 2017. (See Doc. 19). As pertinent here, an administrative law judge (the “ALJ”) determined Plaintiff was not disabled under the Social Security Act, and issued an order denying benefits on July 31, 2015. (Doc. 9-3 at…