(SS) Bens v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COLLEEN MARIE BENS, No. 2:19-cv-01672 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-34. For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment will be DENIED, and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment will be GRANTED. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for DIB on January 11, 2016. Administrative Record (“AR”) 419-420.2 The disability onset date was alleged to be March 16, 2001. Id. The application was disapproved 26 DIB is paid to disabled persons who have contributed to the Disability Insurance Program, and who suffer from a mental or physical disability. 42 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1); Bowen v. City…