Shaun Eric Haynes v. Nancy A. Berryhill

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaSeptember 30, 20205:19-cv-01302California6,006 words

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Trial Court Opinion

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Iris H., on behalf of Shaun Eric H. (“Plaintiff”), 1 challenges Defendant 19 Andrew M. Saul2, Commissioner of Social Security’s (hereinafter “Commissioner” or 20

1 Plaintiff’s and his representative’s names have been partially redacted in compliance 22 with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference 23 of the United States. 2 On June 17, 2019, Saul became the Commissioner of Social Security. Thus, he is 24 automatically substituted as the defendant under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). “Defendant”) denial of his application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). Plaintiff contends that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) failed to properly consider medical evidence in assessing his residual functional capacity (“RFC”), as well as erred in evaluating his subjective statements and testimony in assessing his RFC. For the reasons stated below, the decision of the Commissioner is

affirmed, and this matter is dismissed with prejudice. II. FACTS RELEVANT TO THE APPEAL …

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