(SS) Rodrigues v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREN RODRIGUES, ) Case No.: 1:22-cv-1077 JLT GSA ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING THE FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, REMANDING FOR v. ) FURTHER PROCEEDINGS, AND DIRECTING ) ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) PLAINTIFF AND AGAINST DEFENDANT ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY Defendant. ) ) (Docs. 15, 17, and 19)

Karen Rodrigues seeks judicial review of the administrative decision denying her application for Social Security benefits. (Docs. 1, 15.) The magistrate judge found remand was not warranted based upon Plaintiff’s assertion that the administrative law judge lacked authority to adjudicate this case. (Doc. 19 at 15.) However, the magistrate judge found the ALJ erred in evaluating the medical evidence, and recommended remand for further proceedings. (Id. at 5-15.) In particular, the magistrate judge recommended the ALJ reconsider evidence related to “Plaintiff’s [1] severe left…