(SS) Jennings v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

19 Plaintiff Marvin Louis Jennings (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) of a final decision of the Acting Commissioner of Social Security (the “Acting Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 26 1 On July 9, 2021, Kilolo Kijakazi was named Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/history/commissioners.html. She is therefore substituted as the defendant in this action. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the person holding the Office of the Commissioner shall, in [their] official capacity, be the proper defendant”). II. BACKGROUND On November 17, 2016, Plaintiff filed protectively an application for DIB payments, alleging that he became disabled on…