Pamela Bechtel v. Nancy A. Berryhill

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Pamela B., on behalf of Michael P. (“Plaintiff”), 1 challenges Defendant 19 Andrew M. Saul2, Commissioner of Social Security’s (hereinafter “Commissioner” or 20

1 Plaintiff’s and his representative’s names have been partially redacted in compliance 22 with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference 23 of the United States. 2 On June 17, 2019, Saul became the Commissioner of Social Security. Thus, he is 24 automatically substituted as the defendant under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). “Defendant”) denial of his applications for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”), and supplemental security income (“SSI”). Plaintiff contends that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly assessed his mental residual functional capacity (“RFC”), as well as erred in finding that Plaintiff had the ability to perform jobs existing in significant numbers in the national economy. For the reasons stated below,

the decision of the Commissioner is affirmed, and this matter is dismissed with 7 …