(SS) Sykes v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIDGETTE REBECCA SYKES, Case No. 1:20-cv-00268-SKO

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT v. (Doc. 1)

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant. _____________________________________/

16 I. INTRODUCTION On February 21, 2020, Plaintiff Bridgette Rebecca Sykes (“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 Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI 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 December 21, 2015, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for SSI payment, alleging 26 she became…