Brodnik

INTRODUCTION

14 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) decision denying his 15 application for disability employment benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security 16 Act. See Admin. Rec. (“AR”) at 23-37.2 In May of 2017, Plaintiff filed his application, alleging an 17 onset date of May 1, 2016. AR at 611-16. The claim was denied initially, and upon 18 reconsideration. Id. at 432-36, 445-51. Following an administrative hearing on January 13, 2020, 19 an ALJ entered an unfavorable decision on March 31, 2020, finding Plaintiff not disabled. Id. at 20 282-300, 409-19. In August of 2020, the Appeals Council granted Plaintiff’s request for review 21 and remanded the case to an ALJ with various instructions. Id. at 426-39. A second administrative 22 hearing was held on February 9, 2021, after which the ALJ issued another unfavorable decision on 23 March 31, 2021. Id. at 23-37, 237-74. In July of 2021, the Appeals Council denied Plaintiff’s 24 25 1 Pursuant to the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Plaintiff’s name is partially redacted. 27 2 The…