Rose Marie Esparza v. Andrew Saul

BACKGROUND

24 On October 23, 2017, Plaintiff filed an application for disability insurance 25 benefits alleging disability beginning March 10, 2016. The application was denied 26

27 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case 28 Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1 initially and on reconsideration. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 60-72, 74-86.) On 2 December 12, 2019, Plaintiff appeared with counsel at a hearing conducted before an 3 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). At the hearing, Plaintiff and a vocational expert 4 (“VE”) testified. (AR 35-59.) 5 On January 3, 2020, the ALJ issued a decision finding that Plaintiff suffered 6 from the following medically severe impairments: obesity, fibromyalgia, anxiety 7 disorder, and depressive disorder. (AR 18.) The ALJ then determined that Plaintiff 8 retained the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform medium work with the 9 following limitations: she can frequently climb ramps and stairs, balance, stoop, 10 kneel, crouch, and crawl; she can…