(SS) Lao v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHOR LAO, No. 2:22-cv-02017-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for Disability Income Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“Act”). The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction to conduct all proceedings in the case, including the entry of final judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the court will deny plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and grant the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, born in 1958, applied in July 2014 for DIB, alleging disability beginning February 17, 2014. Administrative Transcript (“AT”) 435, 525. Plaintiff alleged he was unable to work due to right ankle, right foot, and back pain, as well as gout. AT 53, 525. In 2016, the ALJ issued an…