(SS) Davis v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On September 17, 2020, Plaintiff Karen I. Davis (“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 A. Procedural History On May 8, 2018, Plaintiff protectively filed a claim for DIB payments, alleging she became 28 disabled on February 2, 2018, due to major depressive disorder, anxiety, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, and dysthymia. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 17, 69, 70, 73, 74, 77, 83, 84, 100, 107, 171, 180, 187, 221, 247, 249.) Plaintiff was born on February 12, 1971, and was 46 years old on the alleged disability onset date. (AR 69, 83, 187, 221, 249.) Plaintiff has a high school education and worked as a cashier from…