(SS) Jackson v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
TED CHARLES JACKSON, Case No. 1:21-cv-00270-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
SECURITY APPEAL
v. (ECF Nos. 22, 23) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Ted Charles Jackson (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his 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: (1) the ALJ erred in ruling that Plaintiff’s condition does not satisfy the requirements of listing 12.10; and (2) the ALJ’s residual functional capacity finding is unsupported because the ALJ failed to properly weigh the opinion of Dr. Musacco, and improperly disregarded substantial evidence. For the reasons set forth below,…