Benny Ray Adkins v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DIVISION BENNY R. A., ) Case No. 8:20-cv-00878-JDE ) ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) v. ) ) ANDREW SAUL, ) )

Commissioner of Social Security, ) 16 ) ) Defendant. ) 18 Plaintiff Benny R. A. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint on May 11, 2020, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). The parties filed a Joint Submission (“Jt. Stip.”) regarding the issues in dispute on March 29, 2021. The matter now is ready for decision. 24

26 1 Plaintiff's name has been partially redacted in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 28 I. BACKGROUND …