(SS) Poole v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICHOLAS JAY POOLE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00588-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. GRANTING COMMISSIONER’S CROSS-

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ECF Nos. 15 & 16 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his applications for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 15 & 16. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied and the Commissioner’s is granted. Standard of Review An ALJ’s decision denying an application for disability benefits will be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence in the record and the…