Richard Payne v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD P., ) NO. CV 19-10246-E ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________) 17 PROCEEDINGS 19 Plaintiff filed a complaint on December 3, 2019, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of benefits. The parties consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge on April 13, 2020. Plaintiff filed “Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand” on April 15, 2020. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on May 15, 2020. Plaintiff filed “Plaintiff’s Reply Brief” on May 21, 2020. The Court has taken the motions under submission without oral argument. See L.R. 7-15; “Order,” filed December 17, 2019. /// BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff seeks disability insurance benefits, alleging an…