Samuels
Samuels v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MICHAEL SAMUELS, Case No.18-cv-01872-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE CROSS-MOTIONS FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL Re: Dkt. Nos. 20,
SECURITY,
12 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Michael Samuels appeals a final decision by defendant Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 1381, et seq. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. Dkt. Nos. 20, 30. Pursuant to the Court’s order (Dkt. No. 19), each side also submitted statements of the administrative record. Dkt. Nos. 21, 31, 35. The matter was submitted without oral argument. Upon consideration of the moving and responding papers, the relevant evidence of record, and for the reasons set forth below, Mr. Samuel’s motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part, the…