(SS) Singh v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANDRA SINGH, Case No. 1:19-cv-01791-SKO

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT v. (Doc. 1)

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant. _____________________________________/

16 I. INTRODUCTION On December 24, 2019, Plaintiff Sandra Singh (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of 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

II. BACKGROUND

25 On October 26, 2016, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for DIB payment, alleging 26 she became disabled on May…