(SS) Carroll v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIMBERLI MARIE CARROLL, Case No. 1:20-cv-00491-HBK Plaintiff, OPINION AND ORDER1 v. (Doc. No. 14) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant.

17 Kimberli Marie Carroll (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of the Social Security Administration Appeals Council dismissal of her request for review of the Administrative Law Judge’s decision. (Doc. No. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument. For the reasons set forth below, the Court affirms the Commissioner’s decision. BACKGROUND On March 23, 2017, Plaintiff protectively filed a Title II application for supplemental security income with a disability onset date of January 22, 2017. (AR 156-58). Benefits were denied initially (AR 149-53), and upon reconsideration (AR 142-47). A hearing was conducted 27 Both parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate…