(SS) Andrade v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 JUAN ANDRADE, Case No. 1:22-cv-00861-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 1, 16).
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 disability and supplemental security income benefits. The parties have consented 21 to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 22 U.S.C. § 636(c), with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 11). 23 Plaintiff presents the following issues: 24 1. The ALJ failed to incorporate limitations from the State Agency medical consultant, Randall J. Garland, Ph.D., despite finding his opinion persuasive.
26 2. The ALJ failed to resolve an apparent conflict between the vocational expert’s testimony and the…