Hinkley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 MARK HINKLEY, Case No.: 18CV2512 JAH

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT AND GRANTING

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION

Commissioner of Social Security,1 FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendant. [Doc. Nos. 20, 21] 14 15 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Mark Hinkley seeks review of the Social Security Commissioner’s final decision denying benefits. After a thorough review of the parties’ submissions and for the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and GRANTS Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born on February 19, 1956 and was 61 years of age at the time of the hearing before the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). AR2 at 38. He alleged his disability 25 26 1 Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi is named in place of Nancy A.…