Ronald Oppel v. Andrew Saul

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RONALD O., ) Case No. ED CV 19-2007-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 October 18, 2019, plaintiff Ronald O. filed a complaint against 22 defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration 23 (“Commissioner”), seeking a review of a denial of supplemental security income 24 (“SSI”). The parties have fully briefed the matters in dispute, and the court deems 25 the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. 26 Plaintiff presents two disputed issues for decision: (1) whether the 27 administrative law judge (“ALJ”) properly determined he did not meet the 12- 28 1 month disability durational requirement; and (2) whether the ALJ properly 2 …