(SS) Barnes v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 EVERRETT DEAN BARNES, Case No. 1:23-cv-00407-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 1, 16).
Defendant. 17 18 19 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an 20 unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his 21 application for disability benefits. The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the 22 United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with any appeal to the 23 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 10). 24 Plaintiff argues as follows: 25 The ALJ’s RFC determination is not supported by substantial evidence not only because the ALJ crafted her RFC out of whole cloth, but also because she failed to properly account for Plaintiff’s moderate limitation in concentration, persistence, and pace in the RFC. (ECF No. 16, p. 12). law, the…