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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORINIA 10 JANICE H., Case No.: 22cv1833-W (MSB)

Plaintiff,

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON

v. PLAINTIFF’S BRIEF ON THE MERITS [ECF NO. 12] MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,2 15 Defendant. 16 17 This Report and Recommendation is submitted to the Honorable Thomas J. Whelan, United States District Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Civil Local Rule 72.1(c) of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. On November 21, 2022, Plaintiff Janice H. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1383(c)(3), seeking judicial review of a final adverse decision by the

24 1 Under Civil Local Rule 7.1(e)(6)(b), “[o]pinions by the court in [Social Security cases under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)] will refer to any non-government parties by using only their first name and last initial.” 2 Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023. See SSA 26 …