Brent Lavelle Roberts v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION BRENT L. R., ) Case No. 2:20-cv-05977-JDE ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND v. ) ORDER )

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,2 Acting ) ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) ) 16 Defendant. ) 17 Plaintiff Brent L. R. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint on July 2, 2020, 18 seeking review of the Commissioner’s denial of his applications for disability 19 insurance benefits (“DIB”) and supplemental security income (“SSI”). The 20 parties filed a Joint Submission (“Jt. Stip.”) regarding the issue in dispute on 21 June 21, 2021. The matter now is ready for decision. 22

1 Plaintiff's name has been partially redacted in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 26 2 Kilolo Kijakazi, now Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is substituted as defendant for Andrew Saul. See…