(SS) Atkinson 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 YOLANDA ATKINSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-01401-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 Yolanda Atkinson (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 20 Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for 21 disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter 22 is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to 23 the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 24 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 25 On November 27, 2019, Plaintiff protectively filed a claim for DIB payments, alleging she 26 1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See 27 …