(SS) Rico v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOURDES RICO, Case No. 1:19-cv-01146-SKO

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

v. S ECURITY COMPLAINT 12 ANDREW SAUL, (Doc. 1) Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant. _____________________________________/

16 I. INTRODUCTION On August 21, 2019, Plaintiff Lourdes Rico (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 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 25 26

1 The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a U.S. Magistrate Judge. (Docs. 7, 8.) …