(SS) Chavez Mendoza v. Commissioner of Social Security

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5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 EDUARDO CHAVEZ MENDOZA, Case No. 1:23-cv-00350-EPG 11 Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

12 v. SECURITY COMPLAINT

13 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (ECF Nos. 1, 13).

SECURITY,

14 15 Defendant. 16 17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an 18 unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his 19 application for supplemental security income benefits. The parties have consented to entry of 20 final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), 21 with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 9). 22 Plaintiff argues as follows: 1. The ALJ’s RFC determination is unsupported by substantial evidence as he 23 failed to properly evaluate the medical opinions of record in accordance with the 24 prevailing rules and regulations. 25 2. The ALJ’s Step 5 determination is…