(SS) Thomas v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JERRI SUZANNE THOMAS, Case No. 1:22-cv-00200-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, GRANTING

v. DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT, AND AFFIRMING THE

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SOCIAL SECURITY

SECURITY, (Doc. Nos. 12, 14) Defendant. 17 18 Jerri Suzanne Thomas (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits and disabled widow’s insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. No. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Doc. Nos. 12, 14-15). For the reasons set forth more fully below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, grants Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and…