Walter Alberto Zepeda v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WALTER A. Z., ) NO. 2: 20-CV-08351-E ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner ) of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________) 17 PROCEEDINGS 19 Plaintiff filed a complaint on September 11, 2020, seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of benefits. On October 21, 2020, the parties consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment on May 10, 2021. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on June 9, 2021. The Court has taken the motions under submission without oral argument. See L.R. 7-15; “Order,” filed September 16, 2020. /// /// BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff filed an application for Supplemental Security Income on April 6, 2017, asserting disability since December 17, 2010, based on…