McAdams
McAdams v. Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
1 On June 10, 2015, V.M. filed an application for Supplemental Security Income 2 (“SSI”) based on her alleged disabilities, which began on October 6, 2014. AR 197. The 3 ALJ issued a decision finding that V.M. was not disabled on September 6, 2017. AR 14. 4 The Appeals Council denied Claimant’s request for review of the ALJ’s decision on July 5 31, 2018. V.M. then appealed the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security, and 6 the case was remanded for further proceedings on September 26, 2020. AR 784-793 (V.M. 7 v. Commissioner of Social Security, Case No. 18-cv-06064-RS (N.D. Cal. Aug. 11, 2020)). 8 On July 9, 2021, V.M. once again received an unfavorable decision on her 9 application for disability insurance under the Social Security Act (“SSA”). AR 701. V.M. 10 once again appeals the Commissioner’s decision to this Court. ECF 1. All parties have 11 consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). ECF 6; ECF 12 9. The facts relevant to each argument are discussed in further detail in their respective 13 sections.
II. LEGAL STANDARD
15 A district court has the “power to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript…