Susana Rodriguez v. Andrew Saul

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUSANA R., Case No. 5:19-cv-01537-KES

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER

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

I.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In February 2016, Plaintiff Susana R. (“Plaintiff”) applied for Title XVI supplemental security income alleging an onset date of June 1, 2014, at age 38.1 Administrative Record (“AR”) 275-83. On October 10, 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 84-108. On December 12, 2018, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision. AR 64-83.

1 Plaintiff previously applied for disability benefits, and her application was denied in November 2010. AR 308. 28 The ALJ found that Plaintiff suffered from the severe impairments of cervical and lumbar disorders; gastrointestinal disorders, liver…