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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DENISE MICHELE F., Case No.: 19cv2082-MDD

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S v. MERITS BRIEF

ANDREW M. SAUL, Social Security Administration Commissioner, 14 Defendant. [ECF No. 13]

16 Plaintiff Denise Michele F. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for judicial review of the final administrative decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”) denying Plaintiff’s application for Social Security Disability Insurance and benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”). (ECF No. 1). On September 28, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Merits Brief. (ECF No. 13 (“Mtn.”)). The Commissioner filed a response in opposition [ECF No. 16 (“Oppo.”)], to which Plaintiff replied [ECF No. 17 (“Reply”)]. For the reasons expressed herein, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Merits Brief and AFFIRMS the ALJ’s decision. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was…