Paula Jean Rier v. Andrew M. Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAULA J.R., ) NO. SA CV 19-1184-E ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER OF )

SOCIAL SECURITY, )

) Defendant. ) ___________________________________) 17 PROCEEDINGS 19 Plaintiff filed a complaint on June 14, 2019, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of benefits. The parties consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge on July 31, 2019. Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment on November 6, 2019. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on December 6, 2019. The Court has taken the motions under submission without oral argument. See L.R. 7-15; “Order,” filed June 17, 2019. /// /// BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff, a former administrative assistant, asserted disability since September 20, 2013, based on a host of…