(SS) Bronson v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 JEFFREY SCOTT BRONSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-01219-SKO 11 Plaintiff,

12 v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT

13 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,1 14 Defendant. (Doc. 1) 15 _____________________________________/ 16

17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 Plaintiff Jeffrey Scott Bronson (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 20 Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his applications for 21 disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 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 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.…