Samantha Blumert v. Nancy A. Berryhill

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAMANTHA HEATHER B., Case No. 2:19-cv-04917-KES

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant.

I.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Samantha Heather B. (“Plaintiff”) originally applied for Social Security disability benefits on June 30, 2010, when she was 31 years old. Administrative Record (“AR”) 608. She was found disabled as of September 14, 2008, due to psychiatric issues. AR 470. At that time, she lacked “the ability to perform even unskilled work.” AR 471. She had marked impairment in her ability to sustain concentration, persistence and pace, and in several other areas of

1 Andrew Saul is now the Commissioner of Social Security and is automatically substituted as a party pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). 28 functioning. AR 470-71, 1272-78. Following review,…