Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 L. D., Case No. 20-cv-06906-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 19, 20 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff L.D.1 appeals a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”)2 denying her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401–433. L.D. contends that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) erred in three respects. First, L.D. contends that the ALJ erred by rejecting, without specific and legitimate reasons, the limitations assessed by an examining physician and state- agency consultant. Second, L.D. contends that the ALJ failed to provide sufficient reasons for discounting her subjective testimony about her symptoms and limitations. Third, L.D. contends that the ALJ erred in finding at step 5 that there exist a sufficient number of jobs…