(SS) Maldonado v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE LUIS MALDONADO, Case No. 1:23-cv-01577-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING CASE TO

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY2

v. (Doc. Nos. 12, 14) MARTIN O’MALLEY,

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,1 Defendant. 17 18 Jose Luis Maldonado eeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. No. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Doc. Nos. 12, 14-15). For the reasons stated, the Court grants Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, denies Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and orders this matter

1 The Court has substituted Martin O’Malley, who has been appointed the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, as the defendant in this suit. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). 2 Both…