The following excerpt is from Gaylor v. Colvin, Case No. 1:12-CV-1214-SMS (E.D. Cal. 2013):
The sequential process begins with a "de minimis screening device to dispose of groundless claims." Smolen v. Chater, 80 F.3d 1273, 1290 (9th Cir.1996). At steps one and two, the claimant
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