(SS) Lopez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 ROSAMARIA LOPEZ, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00060-BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY v. ) COMPLAINT ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of ) (Doc. 20) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) 16 ) 17 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Rosamaria Lopez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II 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 is substituted for Andrew Saul as the defendant in this suit. The…