(SS) Muhlenhaupt v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CHARLES MUHLENHAUPT, No. 2:19-cv-1502-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 application for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Titles II of the Social Security Act. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 16 & 18. For the reasons discussed below, the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiff’s motion is denied. I. Background In October 2011, plaintiff filed an application for a period of disability and DIB, alleging that he had been disabled since February 17, 2011. Administrative Record (“AR”) 187-93. Plaintiff’s application was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at 91-95, 97-101. After holding a hearing, administrative law judge Michael Blume (“ALJ Blume”)…