Thomas Martin Snyder v. Nancy A. Berryhill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION 11 THOMAS M. S., ) No. ED CV 19-526-PLA ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ) v. ) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, COMMISSIONER )

OF SOCIAL SECURITY )

ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 18 I. PROCEEDINGS Thomas M. S.1 (“plaintiff”) filed this action on March 23, 2019, seeking review of the Commissioner’s2 denial of his application for Supplemental Security Income payments (“SSI”). The parties filed Consents to proceed before a Magistrate Judge on April 10, 2019, and April 11, 24 1 In the interest of protecting plaintiff’s privacy, this Memorandum Opinion and Order uses 25 plaintiff’s (1) first name and middle and last initials, and (2) year of birth in lieu of a complete birth date. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(c)(2)(B), Local Rule 5.2-1. 2 Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of…