Naylor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH N., Case No.: 3:21-cv-01608-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER RESOLVING JOINT

MOTION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW

v.

OF FINAL DECISION OF THE

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY AND AFFIRMING

Social Security,

DECISION OF COMMISSIONER

16 [ECF No. 17] 17 Defendant. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff Joseph N. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on September 14, 2021, seeking review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner”) denial of his application for Social Security Income (“SSI”) benefits. ECF No. 1. The parties consented to proceed before a Magistrate Judge on September 20, 2021. ECF No. 7. Pursuant to the Court’s Order, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Judicial Review on May 1, 2023, stating their positions on the disputed issues in the case. ECF No. 17. The Court has taken the Joint Motion under submission without oral argument. For the reasons set forth below, the…