Denyse Avila v. Andrew Saul

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENYSE A., Case No. 5:19-cv-01586-KES

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

I.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In March 2016, Plaintiff Denyse A. (“Plaintiff”) applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, alleging that she became disabled and unable to work at age 24 on June 5, 2014 (an onset date later amended to July 1, 2015, because of continuing work) due to a combination of physical and mental impairments. Administrative Record (“AR”) 13, 36, 246, 277. On October 30, 2018, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) conducted a hearing at which Plaintiff, who was represented by counsel, testified along with a vocational expert (“VE”). AR 31-57. On December 12, 2018, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision. AR 10-23. The…