Eleuterio Nevarez v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ELEUTERIO N., ) Case No. CV 18-9556-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) I. INTRODUCTION On November 12, 2018, plaintiff Eleuterio N. filed a complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). The parties have fully briefed the matters in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents three disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly considered the opinion of a treating 28 physician; (2) whether the ALJ’s residual…