(SS) Ratliff v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EDITH RATLIFF,
Case No. 1:19-cv-01166-SKO 11 Plaintiff,
12 v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL SECURITY COMPLAINT
ANDREW SAUL,
Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. (Doc. 1)
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19 I. INTRODUCTION On August 26, 2019, Plaintiff Edith Ratliff (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1383(c) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her applications for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.1 28 1 Plaintiff was born on February 20, 1957, obtained a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, and…