Stearns

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD S., Case No.: 23-cv-98-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER REVIEWING FINAL

v. DECISION OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

SECURITY

Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

20 Plaintiff filed this action challenging the final decision of the Commissioner of 21 Social Security denying plaintiff’s claim for benefits. Doc. No. 1. This Court directed the 22 parties to explore informal resolution of the matter through the meet-and-confer process, 23 but the parties were unable to resolve the case on their own. Doc. Nos. 12, 13. Having 24 reviewed the parties’ briefing and the Administrative Record (“AR”), the Court AFFIRMS 25 the decision of the Commissioner in this matter. 26 // 27 // 28 I. BACKGROUND This case was heard by an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) following a voluntary remand from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. AR 1227;…