James Gary White v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION 11 JAMES G. W., ) No. ED CV 19-1580-PLA ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ) v. ) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, COMMISSIONER )

OF SOCIAL SECURITY )

ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 18 I. PROCEEDINGS James G. W.1 (“plaintiff”) filed this action on August 22, 2019, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of his application for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”). The parties filed Consents to proceed before a Magistrate Judge on October 4, 2019, and October 5, 2019. Pursuant to the Court’s Order, the parties filed a Joint Submission (alternatively “JS”) on April 16, 2020, that addresses their positions concerning the disputed issues in the case. 26 1 In the interest of protecting plaintiff’s privacy, this Memorandum Opinion and Order uses…