Kaleopa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LUTERU KALEOPA, Case No.: 24-cv-00363-JO-BLM

Petitioner,

v. ORDER GRANTING PETITION

FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW AND

MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of

REMANDING AND REVERSING

Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 19 Luteru Kaleopa asks this Court to review the denial of his request for social security benefits on account of his disabilities. Dkt. 14. Petitioner appeals this denial asserting that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) failed to properly account for the severity of his emotional and behavioral deficits in finding that he was capable of work. Id. For the reasons provided below, the Court grants Petitioner’s request and reverses and remands the ALJ’s decision.

27 1 Petitioner originally applied for benefits on the basis of his purported post-traumatic stress 28 A. Credibility of Petitioner’s Testimony The Court first considers whether the ALJ incorrectly rejected Petitioner’s testimony concerning his anger…