(SS)McCullough

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH MCCULLOUGH, Case No. 2:21-cv-02099-JDP (SS) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING THE

COMMISSIONER’S MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting JUDGMENT Commissioner of Social Security ECF Nos. 11 & 12 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 11 & 12. 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 25 …