Daniel Lee Thompson v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL L. T., ) NO. CV 20-3651-E ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) 17 PROCEEDINGS 19 Plaintiff filed a complaint on April 20, 2020, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of benefits. On May 18, 2020, the parties consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment on October 14, 2020. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on November 16, 2020. The Court has taken the motions under submission without oral argument. See L.R. 7-15; “Order,” filed April 22, 2020. /// /// BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff asserted disability since December 10, 2015, based on allegations of congestive heart failure and…