Lerae Christensen v. Andrew Saul

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LERAE C., Case No. 5:19-cv-02100-KES

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER

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

I.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In March 2016, Plaintiff Lerae C. (“Plaintiff”) applied for social security disability benefits under Titles II and XVI alleging an onset date of February 1, 2012, and a last date insured of December 31, 2017. Administrative Record (“AR”) 20, 159-73, 229. On September 21, 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 38-63. On October 29, 2018, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision. AR 14-37. The ALJ found that Plaintiff suffered from the severe impairments of “osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips, osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, left…