(SS) Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TANICHA C. JONES, No. 2:21-cv-0025-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZAI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for disability benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. ECF No. 1. The parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment are pending. ECF Nos. 16, 18, 19. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge for all proceedings in this action, including judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(1). ECF No. 9. For the reasons provided below, the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied. I. Background In October 2013, plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits (DIB) and supplemental security income (SSI) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act),…