Saul

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 HERBERT G., Case No. 18-cv-06832-JSC

7 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR

8 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

9 ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 24, 25 Defendant. 10

11 Plaintiff seeks social security disability benefits for Type II diabetes, left shoulder pain, 12 back pain, and right leg pain. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 246.) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 13 405(g), Plaintiff filed this lawsuit for judicial review of the final decision by the Commissioner of 14 Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for benefits. (Dkt. No. 1.)1 Now 15 before the Court are Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s motions for summary judgment.2 (Dkt. Nos. 24 & 16 25.) Because the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) to deny benefits is supported 17 by substantial evidence and free of legal error, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion and 18 GRANTS Defendant’s cross-motion. 19 LEGAL STANDARD 20 A claimant is considered “disabled”…