Grace Ellen Frederick v. Nancy A. Berryhill

BACKGROUND

22 In January 2015, Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits. Plaintiff 23 originally alleged disability beginning July 1, 2007, but subsequently amended her 24 alleged onset date to July 30, 2012. (Administrative Record [“AR”] 15, 61-62, 186- 25 194.) Plaintiff’s application was denied. (AR 111-116.) Thereafter, a hearing took 26 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case 28 place before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). Plaintiff, who was represented by counsel, and a vocational expert (“VE”) testified at the hearing. (AR 32-91.) In a decision dated February 13, 2018, the ALJ found that Plaintiff suffered from the severe impairments of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and arthritis of the left and right thumbs. (AR 18.) The ALJ assessed Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity (“RFC”) as including the ability to: lift and carry 20 pounds occasionally and 10 pounds frequently; stand and walk for two hours in an eight-hour workday; sit for six hours in an…