Douglas Mackin Cringean v. Andrew Saul
Opinion
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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 DOUGLAS M. C., Case No. 2:20-CV-04362-KES
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND
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ORDER
14 ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16
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19 BACKGROUND
20 Plaintiff Douglas M. C. (“Plaintiff”) worked as corporate archive 21 representative for Warner Brothers Studios from 2001 until he was laid off in 22 November 2014. Administrative Record (“AR”) 128–29, 281–82. On October 30, 23 2014, he obtained a spinal MRI and shortly thereafter retained an attorney to 24 pursue a workers’ compensation claim. AR 862–63, 870. In August 2015, he 25 underwent arthroscopic right hip surgery to repair a torn labrum. AR 462, 534, 26 885, 916. By June 2016, his only medication for back or hip pain was over-the- 27 counter ibuprofen. AR 873. 28 1 In October 2016, Plaintiff applied for Title II disability benefits alleging an 2 onset date of November 5, 2014, with a last date insured (“LDI”) of December 31,…