Barton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAIME B., Case No.: 19-cv-02431-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MERITS

v. BRIEF

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, [ECF No. 23] Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.1 16 17 18 On December 18, 2019, Plaintiff Jaime B. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of the final administrative decision by the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits. (See ECF No. 1; AR2 168–69.) /// 24 25 Kilolo Kijakazi is hereby substituted as the defendant in this case pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). “AR” refers to the Certified Administrative Record filed on June 11, 2021. (ECF 28 Now pending before the Court and ready for decision is Plaintiff’s merits brief in support of remand. (ECF No. 23.) The Commissioner filed an opposition to Plaintiff’s merits brief (ECF No.…