(SS) Gonzalez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIA GUADALUPE GONZALEZ, No. 2:19-cv-02234-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER ON PARTIES’ CROSS MOTIONS

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (ECF Nos. 14, 17) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. In her summary judgment motion, plaintiff contends the Administrative Law Judge erred in formulating her residual functional capacity by improperly discounting certain medical evidence and improperly rejecting plaintiff’s subjective-symptom testimony. Plaintiff also alleges the Appeals Council improperly rejected evidence in its review of the ALJ’s decision. The Commissioner opposed and filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the court DENIES plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, GRANTS the Commissioner’s cross-motion, and AFFIRMS the final…