(SS) Johns v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 DARLENE RAQUEL JOHNS, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00362-BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY v. ) COMPLAINT ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) 16 ) 17 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Darlene Raquel Johns (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her applications for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act and supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.2 24 25 26 Kilolo Kijakazi became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on July 9, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Kilolo Kijakazi…