(SS) Duncan v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDREA DUNCAN, Case No. 2:21-cv-00204-JDP (SS) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. GRANTING THE COMMISSIONER’S

CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY

KILOLO KIJAKZI, Acting Commissioner JUDGMENT of Social Security ECF Nos. 15 & 18 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff challenges the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her applications for 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 & 18. As set forth below, the Commissioner’s decision applied the correct legal standards and is supported by substantial evidence, and so the court will deny plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and grant the Commissioner’s motion. Standard of Review An Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”)…