(SS) Lopez v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6

7 RAFAEL LOPEZ, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00971-BAM 8 ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S 9 v. ) S OCIAL SECURITY COMPLAINT ) 10 ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social ) Security, ) 11 ) Defendant. ) 12 ) 13 14 INTRODUCTION 15 Plaintiff Rafael Lopez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 16 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for disability insurance 17 benefits (“DBI”) under Title II of the Social Security Act and for supplemental security income 18 (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the 19 parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. 20 McAuliffe.1 21 Having considered the briefing and record in this matter, the Court finds the decision of the 22 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) to be supported by…