Brown

I. INTRODUCTION

18 This action arises from the Commissioner of Social Security Administration Kilolo 19 Kijakazi’s (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denial of Angela Marie Brown’s (“Plaintiff”) 20 application for Social Security disability income benefits under Title II of the Social 21 Security Act (“Act”). Plaintiff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on October 26, 2022. 22 (Doc. No. 22.) The matter became fully briefed on November 30, 2022, when Defendant 23 filed its Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. Nos. 14, 16.) The Parties dispute 24 whether the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) failed to properly (1) assess Plaintiff’s 25 residual functional capacity (“RFC”) and (2) consider Plaintiff’s subjective testimony. 26 Having reviewed and considered the Parties’ submission in their entirety, the Court 27 28 DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, GRANTS Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, and elaborates below. II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On October 10, 2019, Plaintiff protectively filed a Title II application (“the application”) for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits, alleging disability 6 …