(SS) Gillit v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIE GILLIT, No. 2:22-cv-2050 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 argues that the ALJ’s step two finding, treatment of the medical opinion evidence, and residual functional capacity determination were erroneous. For the reasons explained below, //// 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 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the…