James Joseph Bruton v. Andrew M. Saul

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES B., ) Case No. CV 19-7115-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 August 15, 2019, plaintiff James B. filed a complaint against defendant, 22 the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), 23 seeking a review of a denial of supplemental security income (“SSI”). The parties 24 have fully briefed the issue in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for 25 adjudication without oral argument. 26 Plaintiff presents one disputed issue for decision, whether the Administrative 27 Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly determined that plaintiff did not suffer from a severe 28 1 impairment at step two. Memorandum in Support of Complaint (“P. Mem.”) at…