UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JEFFREY SCOTT SMITH, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01160-SKO ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL SECURITY v. ) COMPLAINT ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) )
I. INTRODUCTION On August 2, 2021, Plaintiff Jeffrey Scott Smith (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) On February 18, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment and an amended opening brief. (Docs. 14, 15.) Defendant filed an opposition on April 4, 2022, and Plaintiff filed a reply on April 19, 2022. (Docs. 17, 18.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were…