(SS) Robles v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On January 16, 2020, Plaintiff Francisco Robles (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for 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.2 II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born on May 6, 1982, can communicate in English, completed high school 27 1 Plaintiff also applied for disability insurance benefits (DIB), but his claim was dismissed by the ALJ based on Plaintiff’s amended alleged onset date. (AR 19.) Plaintiff does not challenge the dismissal of his DIB claim. and college, and previously worked as a store clerk and a janitor. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 29, 30, 46, 71, 83, 97, 113, 124, 125, 250, 254, 256, 281, 297.) On August 25, 2016, Plaintiff filed claims for DIB and SSI payments, alleging he became disabled on February…