(SS) Crowe v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT A. CROWE, No. 2:19-cv-745-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his applications for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 11 & 14. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied and the Commissioner’s motion is granted. I. Background Plaintiff filed applications for a period of disability, DIB, and SSI, alleging he had been disabled since September 1, 2010. Administrative Record (“AR”) 646-61. His applications were denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at 566-75, 582-94. A hearing was subsequently ///// held before…