(SS) Woods v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LATISHA LINDA KAYE WOODS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01110-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY APPEAL

v. (ECF Nos. 19, 24, 25) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant.

17 I. INTRODUCTION Latisha Linda Kaye Woods (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. Plaintiff submits that the ALJ erred by failing to evaluate Plaintiff’s small fiber neuropathy, by failing to provide a clear and convincing reason to disregard Plaintiff’s testimony, and in evaluating a nurse practitioner’s opinion. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Social Security appeal shall be denied. …