Chavez

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 GLORIA A. CHAVEZ, Case No.18-cv-05683-JSC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR

9 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

10 NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 18 & 19 Defendant. 11

12 Plaintiff Gloria Chavez seeks social security benefits for a combination of mental and 13 physical impairments, including back problems and posttraumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). 14 (Administrative Record (“AR”) 239.) Before the Court are Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s motions 15 for summary judgment.1 (Dkt. Nos. 18 & 19.) Because the decision of the Administrative Law 16 Judge (“ALJ”) to deny benefits is supported by substantial evidence and otherwise free of legal 17 error, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion, and GRANTS Defendant’s cross-motion. 18 LEGAL STANDARD 19 A claimant is considered “disabled” under the Social Security Act if she meets two 20 requirements. See 42 U.S.C. § 423(d); Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1098 (9th Cir. 1999). 21 First, the…