Dawn Deanna Erwin v. Kilolo Kijakazi

O 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAWN DEANNE E., Case No. 2:20-CV-05731 KES Plaintiff,

v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

ORDER

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 I. BACKGROUND In June 2015, Dawn Deanne E. (“Plaintiff”) applied for Title II and Title XVI disability benefits alleging an onset date of February 5, 2013, with a last date insured (“LDI”) of June 30, 2016. Administrative Record (“AR”) 262, 263, 365, 389. On January 4, 2019, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) conducted a hearing at which Plaintiff, who was not represented by counsel,1 appeared and testified along with a vocational expert (“VE”). AR 187–241. On July 2, 2019, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision. AR 34–44.

27 1 The ALJ reminded Plaintiff of her right to representation, but she elected to proceed on her own. AR 190–92. The ALJ found that Plaintiff suffered from the severe impairments of 2 …