(SS) Foster v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAWN FOSTER, No. 2:20-cv-1128-JAM-KJN Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ON PARTIES’ CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (ECF Nos. 12, 13.)

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 the Social Security Act.1 In her motion for summary judgment, plaintiff contends the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred by failing to articulate sufficient reasons for rejecting: (A) the opinions of plaintiff’s treating medical professionals; and (B) lay-witness testimony and plaintiff’s subjective-symptom testimony. The Commissioner contends in its cross-motion for summary judgment that the ALJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence and free from legal error. The court recommends plaintiff’s motion be DENIED, the Commissioner’s cross-motion…