Miguel Angel Vergara-Castro v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MIGUEL A. V., Case No. 8:20-cv-01560-AFM Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v. ORDER AFFIRMING DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security, 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 issue. The matter is now ready for decision. BACKGROUND On April 23, 2018, Plaintiff filed an application for Supplemental Security Income and an application for a Period of Disability and Disability Insurance benefits, alleging disability for both beginning April 4, 2017. (Administrative Record 26 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 27 5.2(c)(2)(B) …