(SS)(PS) Lowinger v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID LEE LOWINGER, No. 2:22–cv–00963 KJM CKD Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis, has requested review of a Social Security or Supplemental Social Security Income (“SSI”) decision. (ECF Nos. 1 & 5.) Plaintiff’s complaint does not specify the nature of his claim but seeks “relief as may be just and proper under the circumstances of this case.” (ECF No. 1 at 4.) I. Background According to Social Security Administration (“SSA”) records subject to judicial notice, plaintiff filed for SSI on June 11, 2020 and was approved for SSI on July 30, 2020. (ECF No. 12- 1 at 9, 42.1) On October 20, 2020, plaintiff filed a request for reconsideration, stating: “I am appealing the amount of my SSI back pay. I should be receiving benefits from a long time ago.” (ECF No. 12-1 at 39.) On March 14, 2021, plaintiff filed…