Christina Saccomano v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTINA SACCOMANO,

Case No. 18-cv-02624-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ANDREW SAUL,

Re: Dkt. Nos. 20, 24 Defendant.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Christina Saccomano brings this action appealing the final decision of Defendant Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner”),1 to deny Saccomano’s application for disability benefits. The parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-5. For the reasons discussed below, Saccomano’s motion is GRANTED, the Commissioner’s motion is DENIED, and the matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner for an award of benefits.2 II. BACKGROUND The parties’ motions and ALJ’s decision are primarily concerned with Saccomano’s neck and shoulder injury and limitation of her right hand. The Court’s summary of the record focuses on those two issues…