Carol Ann Finston v. Nancy Berryhill

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CAROL F., ) Case No. CV 19-7040-SP ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER 14 ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of ) Social Security Administration, ) 15 ) Defendant. ) 16 ) ) 17 18 I. 19 INTRODUCTION 20 On August 13, 2019, plaintiff Carol F. filed a complaint against defendant, 21 the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), 22 seeking a review of a denial of a period of disability and disability insurance 23 benefits (“DIB”). The parties have fully briefed the matters in dispute, and the 24 court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. 25 Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the 26 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly rejected the opinion of a treating 27 physician; and (2) whether the ALJ properly rejected plaintiff’s subjective 28 1 …