(SS) Gonzales v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRICK WILLIAM GONZALES,

Case No. 1:20-cv-01530-SKO 11 Plaintiff,

12 v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL SECURITY COMPLAINT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,1 Defendant. (Doc. 1)

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19 I. INTRODUCTION On October 29, 2020, Plaintiff Patrick William Gonzales (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his applications for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were

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.…