(SS) Carlson v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MELANIE PAIGE CARLSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00451-BAM 12 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

13 v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of (Docs. 16, 20) 15 Social Security,1 16 Defendant. 17

18 INTRODUCTION 19 Plaintiff Melanie Paige Carlson (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 20 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her applications for disability insurance 21 benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act and for supplemental security income under Title 22 XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on Plaintiff’s motion for 23 summary judgment and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate 24 Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.2 25

26 1 Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Martin O’Malley is substituted…