Harsha
Harsha v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
9 Plaintiff Teresa H. was born in 1960 and previously worked as a driver for a taxi 10 and airport service which required her to lift luggage, groceries, and other items. 11 (Admin. R. 32, 44, 158, ECF No. 11.) She also assisted her husband with his coin- 12 operated vending business by counting coins and completing collection receipts. (Id. at 13 32-33.) On or about December 12, 2018, Plaintiff filed an application for disability 14 insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (Id. at 15, 158-59.) She 15 alleged that she had been disabled since November 3, 2017, due to impairments in her 16 lower back, neck, and shoulder. (Id. at 172, 175.) Teresa H.’s application was denied on 17 initial review and again on reconsideration. (Id. at 74-78, 82-86.) An administrative 18 hearing was conducted on March 11, 2020, by Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Mary 19 Ann Poulose. (Id. at 15, 27.) On May 26, 2020, the ALJ issued a decision and concluded 20 that Teresa H. was not disabled. (Id. at 15-23.) Plaintiff requested a review of the ALJ's 21
23 3 The United States has informed the Court of its general consent to Magistrate Judge…