Judith Younger v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUDITH Y., ) Case No. CV 19-5498-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 17 I. INTRODUCTION On June 24, 2019, plaintiff Judith Y. filed a complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). The parties have fully briefed the issues in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents four disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly determined plaintiff had medical improvement; (2) whether the ALJ properly considered the credibility of plaintiff’s 28 pain…