(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTHONY ELIAS GARCIA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00328-BAK
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
SECURITY APPEAL
v. (ECF Nos. 15, 17) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Anthony Elias Garcia (“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 that the ALJ erred because: (1) the ALJ failed to provide clear and convincing reasons for rejecting Plaintiff’s symptom testimony; (2) the ALJ failed to properly reject lay witness testimony; and (3) the final decision of the Commissioner arises from an unconstitutional administrative process. For the reasons set forth below, …