(SS)Jones
(SS)Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JAMES JONES, Case No. 1:20-cv-01689-SKO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
v. S ECURITY COMPLAINT 12 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, (Doc. 1) Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant. _____________________________________/
16 I. INTRODUCTION On November 30, 2020, Plaintiff James Jones (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1383(c) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.1 II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff protectively filed an application for SSI payment on August 29, 2017, alleging…