(SS) Correia v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRACI CORREIA, Case No. 2:20-cv-01139-JDP (SS) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. GRANTING COMMISSIONER’S CROSS-

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ECF Nos. 17 & 19 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Titles II of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 17 & 19. The court denies plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and grants the Commissioner’s motion. Standard of Review An Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision denying an application for disability benefits will be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence in the record and if the correct legal standards were applied. Stout v. Comm’r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 454…