(SS) Mittie v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 RONALD GENE MITTIE, Case No. 1:21-cv-00393-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 1, 23).
Defendant. 17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his application for supplemental security income benefits. The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 29). Plaintiff argues as follows: (1) The ALJ erred in finding that Plaintiff’s depression was a non-severe impairment at Step Two and the resultant [residual functional capacity (RFC)] fails 25 to include limitations related to that impairment. 26 (2) The ALJ’s RFC determination fails to consider all the relevant…