Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 HERBERT G., Case No. 18-cv-06832-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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

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