(SS) Pena v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUCILA PENA, Case No. 1:19-cv-00780-AWI-SKO

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL SECURITY

v. COMPLAINT

OBJECTIONS DUE: 14 DAYS

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security (Doc. 1)

Defendant.

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17 I. INTRODUCTION On June 3, 2019, Plaintiff Lucila Pena (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge. For the reasons set forth below, it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that the Commissioner's decision be …