Czerniak v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN NORTHERN DIVISION MARY ALICE CZERNIAK, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:19-cv-00166 v. Hon. Maarten Vermaat U.S. Magistrate Judge COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. / OPINION I. Introduction and Facts In April of 2018, Plaintiff Mary Alice Czerniak filed an application for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. (ECF No. 8-5, PageID.148-155.) Czerniak’s application was denied on June 8, 2018. (ECF No. 8-3, PageID.41-69.) On July 23, 2018, Czerniak requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). (ECF…