(SS) Rocha v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAMIE ROCHA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00535-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. AFFIRMING THE COMMISSIONER OF

SOCIAL SECURITY

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Docs. 18, 24) 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Mamie Rocha (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for Social Security benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1.) The matter is before the Court on the certified administrative record (Doc. 12) and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Docs. 18, 24).1 Plaintiff asserts the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) failed to properly consider a period of Plaintiff’s sobriety, ignored evidence favorable to Plaintiff and offered no clear or convincing reason for rejecting a third-party statement of functioning rendered during…