Carlos Becerra v. Andrew Saul

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS B. JR., Case No. 2:20-cv-01359-KES

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

I.

BACKGROUND

In September 2016, Carlos B. Jr. (“Plaintiff’s”) mother applied on behalf of

Plaintiff for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) disability benefits alleging that he became unable to work on October 24, 2014. Administrative Record (“AR”) 163-72. On January 7, 2019, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) conducted a hearing at which Plaintiff, who was represented by counsel, appeared and testified with the assistance of a Spanish interpreter. AR 47-65. On January 24, 2019, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision. AR 34-42.

1 Plaintiff was born and raised in the United States where he graduated from high school. He explained that he could speak English, but he preferred Spanish.

AR 51-52.

28 The ALJ found that…