(SS) Perez v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JASON CONRAD PEREZ, Case No. 2:23-cv-00396-JDP (SS) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING

14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of THE COMMISSIONER’S MOTION FOR Social Security, SUMMARY JUDGMENT 15 Defendant. ECF Nos. 15 & 19 16

17 18 Plaintiff, who suffers from diabetes, hypertension, obesity, degenerative disc disease, and 19 “status post” femur and wrist fractures, challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of 20 Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for supplemental security income 21 (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary 22 judgment. ECF Nos. 15 & 19. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion is denied, and 23 the Commissioner’s cross-motion is granted. 24 Standard of Review 25 Under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the court reviews the Commissioner’s decision to deny benefits 26 to…