(SS) Mortera v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DIEGO J. MORTERA, Case No. 1:22-cv-00521-JLT-SAB

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT,

GRANTING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT,

SECURITY, AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY APPEAL Defendant. (ECF Nos. 13, 19, 21, 22)

OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS I. INTRODUCTION Diego J. Mortera (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. Plaintiff presents four challenges: (1) the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly addressed the medical opinions; (2) the ALJ improperly rejected Plaintiff’s testimony; (3) …