Marissa M. Santillan v. Andrew Saul

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARISSA M. S.,1 Case No. 5:20-cv-01221-AFM 12 Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

13 v. ORDER AFFIRMING DECISION 14 OF THE COMMISSIONER

ANDREW SAUL,

15 Commissioner of Social Security, 16 Defendant. 17 18 19 Plaintiff filed this action seeking review of the Commissioner’s final decision 20 denying her application for disability insurance benefits. In accordance with the 21 Court’s case management order, the parties have filed briefs addressing the merits of 22 the disputed issue. The matter is now ready for decision. 23 BACKGROUND 24 On June 20, 2016, an application for supplemental security income was filed 25 on behalf of Plaintiff, who was then a child under the age of 18. Plaintiff alleged that 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…