Helen Marie Barnes Taylor v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION HELEN T., ) Case No. 5:19-cv-01773-JDE ) ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) v. ) ) ANDREW SAUL, ) ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) 16 ) ) Defendant. ) 18 Plaintiff Helen T. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint on September 16, 2019, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). The parties filed a Joint Motion (“Jt. Mtn.”) regarding the sole issue in dispute on May 19, 2020. The matter is now ready for decision. / / / 25 26 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 28 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff…