(SS) Rodriguez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HILARIO RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-00249-JLT-BAM Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY

COMPLAINT

14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 22) Defendant.

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Findings and Recommendations INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Hilario Rodriguez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe for issuance of findings and recommendations.

Kilolo Kijakazi became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on July 9, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,…