(SS)Stites-Mounts

I. INTRODUCTION

16 Plaintiff Linda Elaine Stites-Mounts (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.1 II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born on April 13, 1955, can communicate in English, has a high school education, and previously worked as an executive assistant. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 26, 79, 90, 103, 199, 201, 202, 203, 217, 236, 644, 662.) Plaintiff filed a claim for DIB payments on March 5, 2015, alleging she became disabled on July 1, 2013, due to the effects of back, knee, hip, 27 28 and joint pain, fibromyalgia, trigeminal neuralgia2, and breast cancer treatments. (AR 21, 23, 41, 79, 90, 91, 103, 104, 199, 200, 202, 217, 236, 632, 636, 640, 641, 677.) Following a hearing, an Administrative Law…