David F. Mette v. Andrew M. Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID F. M., Case No. 5:20-cv-01362-AFM Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v. ORDER AFFIRMING DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER

ANDREW M. SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security Administration, 16 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff filed this action seeking review of the Commissioner’s final decision denying his application for supplemental security income. In accordance with the Court’s case management order, the parties have filed briefs addressing the merits of the disputed issues. The matter is now ready for decision. BACKGROUND On October 17, 2017, Plaintiff filed an application for supplemental security income, alleging disability beginning September 30, 2017. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 22.) His application was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. A 26 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 27 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the …