Clarke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HEATHER K. CLARKE, Case No.: 19-cv-01669-AJB-RNB

Plaintiff,

ORDER:

v. (1) ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (Doc. No. 20), ANDREW SAUL, and Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION,

(Doc. No. 15) 18

Heather K. Clarke (“Plaintiff”) lodges three objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation regarding Plaintiff’s social security appeal. (Doc. No. 21.) However, for all objections, Plaintiff fails to show that Andrew Saul’s (“Defendant” or “Commissioner”) denial of disability benefits was not supported by substantial evidence or made in legal error—a deferential standard by which this Court is bound. Although the Court empathizes with Plaintiff’s symptoms, the Court ultimately finds the high bar for remand has not been met. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the findings of the Report and Recommendation and DENIES…