(SS) Valdez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 JUAN CALI VALDEZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00477-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 1, 15).

Defendant. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an 19 unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his 20 application for supplemental security income benefits. The parties have consented to entry of 21 judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) with 22 any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 10). 23 Plaintiff presents the following issue: 24 The ALJ failed to meet his Step Five burden to prove Plaintiff can perform other work that exists in significant numbers in the national economy. (ECF No. 15, p. 4). Having reviewed the record, administrative transcript, the parties’ briefs, and the applicable law, the Court…