The following excerpt is from Ellis v. Astrue, No. 2:11-cv-00922-KJN (E.D. Cal. 2012):
The court reviews the Commissioner's decision to determine whether it is (1) free of legal error, and (2) supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole. Bruce v.
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