(SS) Sanguras v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. Introduction

13 Plaintiff Shelley Ann Sanguras (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 14 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for 15 disability insurance benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act. The matter is before 16 the Court on the parties’ briefs which were submitted without oral argument to the United States 17 Magistrate Judge. Docs. 12,14. After reviewing the record the Court finds that substantial 18 evidence and applicable law support the ALJ’s decision.

II. Factual and Procedural Background2

20 On August 31, 2015 Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits which was denied at 21 each level of the review by the Commissioner, appealed to this Court, remanded for further 22 proceedings pursuant to this Court’s decision3 and then denied a second time by the Commissioner

1 The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge. See Docs. 5 and 7. 2 The Court has reviewed the relevant portions of the administrative record including the medical, opinion and testimonial evidence about which the parties are well informed, which…