(SS) Kaur v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

18 19 On July 31, 2023, Plaintiff Charanjit Kaur (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint seeking judicial 20 review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or 21 “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under the Social 22 Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, 23 which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States 24 Magistrate Judge.2 25 For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends that Plaintiff’s motion for 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 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the person holding the Office 28 of the Commissioner shall, in [their] official capacity, be the proper defendant.”). 1 summary judgment be denied and that the final decision of the Commissioner be affirmed. 2 …