(SS) Dockler v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEBRA ELLEN DOCKLER, No. 2:19-cv-00050 CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER & ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”). For the reasons discussed below, the undersigned recommends that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be denied and the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment be granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, born in 1962, applied in September 2015 for SSI and disability insurance benefits, alleging disability beginning December 1, 2011. Administrative Transcript (“AT”) 37, 26 1 In his decision, the ALJ noted that plaintiff “has a history of applying for disability benefits,” with her most recent prior claim denied on July 16, 2014. AT 38. “Although the…