(SS) Maseda v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANNETTE SUE MASEDA, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01657 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S ) MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION v. ) (Doc. 15)

ANDREW SAUL, ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) )

Plaintiff Annette Sue Maseda filed this action for judicial review of an administrative decision denying her application for Social Security benefits. (See Doc. 1.) Nicole Schmidt seeks to substitute as plaintiff pursuant to Rule 25 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 15.) For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED in part. I. Background Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on November 20, 2020. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff asserted she is disabled, and the findings by the Commissioner to deny her applications for benefits were “not supported by substantial evidence and are contrary to law and…