(SS) Mangrum v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 BRIAN EUGENE MANGRUM, Case No.: 1:20-cv-00932-BAM 12 Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY v. COMPLAINT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant.

17 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Brian Eugene Mangrum (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI 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.2 24 25 26 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, Kilolo Kijakazi is substituted for Andrew Saul as the defendant in this suit. The parties consented to have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case,…