(SS) Knak v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARILYN MARIE KNAK, No. 2:20-cv-943-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER ON PARTIES’ CROSS-MOTIONS

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (ECF Nos. 19, 22) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

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 and Supplemental Security Income under Titles II and XVI the Social Security Act. In her motion for summary judgment, plaintiff contends the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred in: (A) failing to find plaintiff’s claimed hand limitations as severe at step two; and (B) failing to properly assess plaintiff’s subjective- symptom testimony. The Commissioner filed a cross-motion for summary judgment, contending that the ALJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence and free from harmful legal error. For the reasons stated below, the court DENIES plaintiff’s motion, GRANTS the Commissioner’s cross-motion, and AFFIRMS the final…