(SS) Sheppard v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 ASHLEY ELISE SHEPPARD, Case No. 1:23-cv-00803-SKO 11 Plaintiff,

12 v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT

13 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,1 14 Defendant. (Doc. 1) 15 _____________________________________/ 16

17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 Plaintiff Ashley Elise Sheppard (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 20 Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) applications for disability 21 insurance benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act 22 (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were 23 submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate 24 Judge.2 25 26 1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See 27 https://www.ssa.gov/history/commissioners.html. He is therefore substituted as the defendant in this action. See 42…