(SS) C.v. Commissioner of Social Security

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

5 6 E. R., a minor child by and through his No. 1:21-cv-01578-GSA 7 guardian, PERLA CALDERON,

8 Claimant,

ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF

9 v. JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

10 Commissioner of Social Security, AND AGAINST CLAIMANT 11 (Doc. 20, 22) 12 Defendant.

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14 I. Introduction 15 Claimant E.R., a minor child by and through his guardian, Perla Calderon, (“Claimant”) 16 seeks judicial review1 of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” 17 or “Defendant”) denying his application for supplemental security income (SSI) pursuant to Title 18 XVI of the Social Security Act. Because substantial evidence and applicable law support the ALJ’s 19 decision, the decision will be affirmed. 20 II. Factual and Procedural Background 21 On January 31, 2019, Claimant applied for SSI. The Commissioner denied the application 22 initially on April 16, 2019, and on reconsideration on August 22, 2019. AR 86, 93. A hearing was 23 held before an Administrative Law Judge (the “ALJ”) on December…