Matthew W. Daniel v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION MATTHEW W. D., ) Case No. 2:20-cv-04797-JDE ) ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) v. ) ) ANDREW SAUL, ) )

Commissioner of Social Security, ) 16 ) ) Defendant. ) 18 Plaintiff Matthew W. D. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint on May 29, 2020, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of his application for supplemental security income (“SSI”). The parties filed a Joint Submission (“Jt. Stip.”) regarding the issues in dispute on January 26, 2021. The matter now is ready for decision. 24

26 1 Plaintiff's name has been partially redacted in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 28 I. BACKGROUND 3 …