Mary Linda Robinson v. Andrew Saul

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARY R., ) Case No. ED CV 19-2431-SP ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER 14 ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) 15 Social Security Administration, ) ) 16 Defendant. ) ) 17 ) 18 I. 19 INTRODUCTION 20 On December 17, 2019, plaintiff Mary R. filed a complaint against 21 defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration 22 (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability, disability 23 insurance benefits (“DIB”), and supplemental security income (“SSI”). The parties 24 have fully briefed the issues in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for 25 adjudication without oral argument. 26 Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the 27 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly discounted the opinion of a state 28 1 agency physician;…