(SS) De Becerra v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETRA HORTA DE BECERRA, No. 2:22-cv-1591 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant. 17 This social security action was submitted to the court without oral argument for ruling on plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment.2 Plaintiff’s motion asserts that the Administrative Law Judge erred in determining plaintiff’s residual functional capacity, by erroneously evaluating evidence, and by failing to properly evaluate the medical opinion evidence. 23 1 Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on December 20, 2023. See https://blog.ssa.gov/martin-j-omalley-sworn-in-as-commissioner-of-social- security-administration/ (last visited by the court on February 21, 2024). Accordingly, Martin 25 O’Malley is substituted in as the defendant in this action. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20…