(SS)Perez

INTRODUCTION

19 Vanessa J. Perez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 20 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for 21 disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court 22 on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Stanley 23 A. Boone.1 24 Plaintiff suffers from obesity, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, asthma, and status 25 post ovarian cancer. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Social Security appeal shall be 26 denied. 27 II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff protectively filed an application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits on May 4, 2015, and a Title XVI application for supplemental security income on May 30, 2015. (AR 101, 102.) Plaintiff’s applications were initially denied on October 23, 2015, and denied upon reconsideration on February 24, 2016. (AR 129-134, 137-142.) Plaintiff requested and received a hearing before Administrative Law Judge Judith Kopec (“the ALJ”). …