Gloria Boulch v. Andrew Saul

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 GLORIA B., ) Case No. CV 19-7817-SP ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER 14 ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) 15 Social Security Administration, ) ) 16 Defendant. ) ) 17 ) 18 19 I. 20 INTRODUCTION 21 On September 10, 2019, plaintiff Gloria B. filed a complaint against 22 defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration 23 (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability and 24 disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). The parties have fully briefed the matters in 25 dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral 26 argument. 27 Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the 28 1 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly rejected the opinion of a treating 2 physician; and (2) whether the ALJ properly rejected…