(SS) Sheppard v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ASHLEY ELISE SHEPPARD, Case No. 1:23-cv-00803-SKO Plaintiff,

v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT

MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,1 14 Defendant. (Doc. 1) 15 _____________________________________/

17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Ashley Elise Sheppard (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) applications for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 25 26 1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/history/commissioners.html. He is therefore substituted as the defendant in this action. See 42…