(SS) De Jong v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 CHRISTOPHER DE JONG, Case No. 1:24-cv-00381-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 1, 14).

Defendant. 17 18 19 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an 20 unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his 21 application for disability insurance benefits. The parties have consented to entry of final judgment 22 by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with any 23 appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 20). 24 Here, the parties agree that the ALJ erred—specifically, at Step Five by concluding that a 25 significant number of jobs existed that Plaintiff is capable of performing. The only dispute in this 26 case is the scope of the remand. Plaintiff argues that, on remand, the ALJ should be limited to 27 addressing the Step 5 error. Defendant argues that…