Carmelo Pizzaro Pagan v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION 11 CARMELO P. P., ) No. CV 20-5058-PLA ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ) v. ) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, COMMISSIONER )

OF SOCIAL SECURITY )

ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 18 I. PROCEEDINGS Carmelo P. P.1 (“plaintiff”) filed this action on June 8, 2020, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of his applications for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) payments. The parties filed Consents to proceed before a Magistrate Judge on July 1, 2020, and July 9, 2020. Pursuant to the Court’s Order, the parties filed a Joint Submission (alternatively “JS”) on due March 16, 2021, that 26 1 In the interest of protecting plaintiff’s privacy, this Memorandum Opinion and Order uses plaintiff’s (1) first…