(SS) Weinle v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 8 WENDY WEINLE, 1:19-cv-00122-JDP 9 Plaintiff, ORDER ON SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL 10 v. ORDER DENYING APPEAL AND

ORDERING THAT THE CLERK’S OFFICE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, ENTER JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF

RESPONDENT AND CLOSE THIS CASE

Defendant.

14 15 Claimant has requested judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. On March 28, 2020, we heard argument from the parties. Because we conclude that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) provided clear and convincing reasons for discounting claimant’s testimony, we affirm the decision below and order that the clerk’s office enter judgment in favor of respondent. DISCUSSION Claimant filed a disability application in June 2015 identifying a variety of impairments, including obesity, degenerative disc disease, depression, and chronic headaches. In 2017, following a hearing, the ALJ found that claimant retained the…