(SS) Lemke v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHARON LEMKE, Case No. 2:23-cv-00698-JDP (SS) Plaintiff, ORDER v. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL THE COMMISSIONER’S CROSS-MOTION

SECURITY, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

15 Defendant. ECF Nos. 24 & 29

17 Plaintiff, who suffers from bilateral knee osteoarthritis, lumbar and cervical spine degenerative disc disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease, challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 24 & 29. Because I find that the ALJ failed to provide clear and convincing reasons for discrediting plaintiff’s alleged symptoms and limitations, plaintiff’s motion is granted, and the Commissioner’s cross-motion is denied. …