(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 MELINDA GARCIA, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01053-BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY v. ) COMPLAINT ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social ) Security, ) ) Defendant. ) 16 ) 17 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Melinda Garcia (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.1 Having considered the briefing and record in this matter, the Court finds the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) to be supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole 26 27 The parties consented to have a United States…