Gabriel Sauceda v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GABRIEL S., ) Case No. 2:20-cv-01040-SP ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) ORDER ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting ) Commissioner of Social Security ) Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) 18 I. INTRODUCTION On January 31, 2020, plaintiff Gabriel S. filed a complaint against defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”), seeking review of a denial of supplemental security income (“SSI”). The parties have fully briefed the matter in dispute, and the court deems the matter suitable for adjudication without oral argument. Plaintiff presents one disputed issue for decision, whether the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly rejected a portion of the examining physician’s 28 opinion. Memorandum in…