Guillermina Rodriguez v. Andrew Saul

BACKGROUND

22 In April 2016, Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits, alleging 23 disability since November 1, 2015. Plaintiff’s application was denied initially and 24 upon reconsideration. (Administrative Record [“AR”] 80-84, 87-92.) A hearing took 25 place on November 27, 2018 before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). Plaintiff 26 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case 28 (who was represented by counsel) and a vocational expert (“VE”) testified at the hearing. (AR 31-53.) In a decision dated December 12, 2018, the ALJ found that Plaintiff suffered from the following severe impairments: degenerative disc disease of the lumbar and cervical spine, obesity, anxiety, and depression. (AR 17.) After concluding that Plaintiff’s impairments did not meet or equal a listed impairment, the ALJ assessed Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity (“RFC”) as retaining the capacity to: perform light work as defined in 20 CFR 404.1567(b) except she can occasionally climb,…