Diana Lee Mercer v. Andrew M. Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DIANA L. M., ) Case No. CV 19-4979-PJW ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER v. ) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, )

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff appeals a decision by Defendant Social Security Administration (“the Agency”), denying her application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”). She contends that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred when he determined that she had the capacity to work. For the reasons discussed below, the ALJ’s decision is affirmed. II. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS In May 2014, Plaintiff applied for DIB, alleging that she had been disabled since May 2013, due to anxiety disorder and depression. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 468, 495.)…