(SS) Priestley v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LORA BETH PRIESTLY, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1261 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ) SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DOC. 14) AND v. ) AFFIRMING THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI1 ) ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ) FAVOR OF DEFENDANT KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ) ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL Defendant. ) SECURITYAND AGAINST PLAINTIFF LORA ) BETH PRIESTLY )

Lora Beth Priestly asserts she is entitled to supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Plaintiff argues the administrative law judge erred in evaluating her mental residual functional capacity and failed to properly question the vocational expert regarding her physical limitations. (See Doc. 14.) For the reasons set forth below, the ALJ’s decision is AFFIRMED. BACKGROUND In September…