UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 R.M., Case No. 23-cv-03382-LJC
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING CROSS-
v. MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
MARTIN O’MALLEY, Re: Dkt. Nos. 10, 12 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff R.M.1 challenges the final decision of Defendant Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security (the Commissioner),2 finding R.M. not disabled and thus ineligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment under Civil Local Rule 16-5. Although that rule no longer applies to cases that are governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s Supplemental Rules for Social Security Actions Under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the parties’ cross-motions present the issues in a manner substantively consistent with the Supplemental Rules, and the Court proceeds to resolve them. For the reasons discussed below, R.M.’s Motion is GRANTED (except as to the specific relief requested), the Commissioner’s…