Carol Ann Finston v. Nancy Berryhill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CAROL F., ) Case No. CV 19-7040-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) 17 I. INTRODUCTION On August 13, 2019, plaintiff Carol F. filed a complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). The parties have fully briefed the matters in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly rejected the opinion of a treating physician; and (2) whether the ALJ properly rejected plaintiff’s subjective 28 1 …