(SS) Alva v. Commissioner of Social Security ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ARLENE MARIE ALVA, No. 2:19-cv-00086 WBS CKD 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security 19 (“Commissioner”) denying an application for disability benefits under Title II of the Social 20 Security Act (“Act”). 21 On January 22, 2020, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 22 which contained notice to the parties that any objections to the findings and recommendations 23 were to be filed within fourteen days. Plaintiff has filed objections. The court has reviewed the 24 file and finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the 25 magistrate judge’s analysis. Notably, among other things, the administrative law judge set forth 26 specific, legitimate reasons, based on substantial evidence in the record, for rejecting the opinion 27 of plaintiff’s treating physician, “setting out a detailed and thorough summary of the facts and 28 conflicting evidence, stating his interpretation thereof, and making findings.” See, e.g., Revels v. 1 | Berryhill, 874 F.3d 648, 654 (9th Cir. 2017) (quoting Magallenes v. Bowen, 881 F.2d 747, 751 2 | (9th Cir. 1989) (other citation omitted). 3 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDRED that: 4 1. The January 22, 2020 findings and recommendations are adopted in full; 5 2. Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 8) is denied; 6 3. The Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 12) be granted; 7 | and 8 4. Judgment is entered for the Commissioner. 9 . - 10 | Dated: March 11, 2020 abetted be WILLIAM B. SHUBB 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 12 13 14 15 || 2 alva0086.ssi.jo.cjra 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28