(SS) Bianchini v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JEFFREY M. BIANCHINI, SR., No. 2:18-cv-2892-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security 14 Defendant. 15 16 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. 15 & 20. Also pending is the court’s March 30, 2020 order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for the plaintiff’s failure to timely file his motion. ECF No. 13. For the reasons discussed below, the order to show cause is discharged, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied, and the Commissioner’s motion is granted. I. Order to Show Cause On June 20, 2019, the Commissioner filed the administrative record and an answer to the 27 …