Sonja Schiessl Rada v. Andrew Saul

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SONJA R., ) Case No. ED CV 19-1631-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 27, 2019, plaintiff Sonja R. filed a complaint against defendant, 22 the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), 23 seeking review of a denial of a period of disability, disability insurance benefits 24 (“DIB”), and supplemental security income (“SSI”). The parties have fully briefed 25 the issues in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication 26 without oral argument. 27 Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the 28 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly evaluated the opinion of plaintiff’s 1 treating…