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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOYCE M. D., Case No.: 22-cv-0318-BEN-DEB

Plaintiff, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION v. ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting 14 Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. [DKT. NOS. 14, 15, and 16]

This Report and Recommendation is submitted to United States District Judge Roger T. Benitez pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Civil Local Rule 72.1.c. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Joyce M. D. seeks review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of Supplemental Security Income benefits. Dkt. No. 1. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and Plaintiff replied. Dkt. Nos. 15–17. For the reasons set forth below, the Court RECOMMENDS DENYING Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 15) and GRANTING Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 16).1

27 1 The Court also recommends denying Plaintiff’s motion at…