Lindsey Alana Spray v. Nancy A. Berryhill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LINDSEY A.S., ) Case No. SA CV 19-94-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) 18 I. INTRODUCTION On January 18, 2019, plaintiff Lindsey A.S. filed a complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of disabled child’s insurance benefits (“DCIB”) for an adult disabled since childhood. The parties have fully briefed the matters in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents three disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the 28 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred in assessing plaintiff’s impairments at step two and in determining…