Benson

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 J.B., Case No. 23-cv-01855-SVK

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

9 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

10 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 9, 13 11 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff J.B. appeals from the final decision of Defendant Commissioner of Social 13 Security, which denied his application for supplemental security income. The Parties have 14 consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. See Dkts. 6-7. For the reasons discussed 15 below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (the “Motion” at Dkt. 9) and 16 GRANTS Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment (the “Cross-Motion” or “Opposition” 17 at Dkt. 13). 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 On December 23, 2019, Plaintiff applied for Title XVI supplemental security income, 20 alleging a disability onset date of January 1, 2018. See AR 224.1 Defendant denied Plaintiff’s 21 claim on October 15, 2020 and request for reconsideration of that denial on March 11, 2021. See 22 …