(SS) Carlson v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELANIE PAIGE CARLSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00451-BAM Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

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

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

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…