Richard Ward v. Nancy A. Berryhill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD W., ) Case No. CV 18-5469-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND v. ) ORDER ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 17 I. INTRODUCTION On June 19, 2018, plaintiff Richard W. filed a complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability, disability insurance benefits (“DIB”), and supplemental security income (“SSI”). The court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents two issues for decision: (1) whether the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly excluded manipulative limitations from a new residual functional capacity (“RFC”) determination; and (2) whether the ALJ’s step 28 five…