(SS) Lopez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 RAFAEL LOPEZ, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00971-BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S v. ) S OCIAL SECURITY COMPLAINT ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social ) Security, ) ) Defendant. ) 12 ) 13 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Rafael Lopez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for disability insurance benefits (“DBI”) under Title II of the Social Security Act and for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.1 Having considered the briefing and record in this matter, the Court finds the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) to be supported by…