Winchester

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BELINDA WINCHESTER, Case No. 23-cv-06239-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER REVERSING DECISION AND

v. REMANDING FOR FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS

MARTIN J. O'MALLEY, Re: Dkt. No. 11 Defendant.

Plaintiff Belinda Winchester (“Winchester”) seeks reversal of the Commissioner’s decision concluding that she is not disabled under the Five-Step analysis. After reviewing the parties’ briefs and the administrative record, I find that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred at Step Two: the conclusion that Winchester’s migraines and psychological problems were non- severe is not supported by substantial evidence. As those errors and the ALJ’s treatment of the evidence regarding those problems also impacted the weighing of the opinion evidence and the Residual Functional Capacity (“RFC”) determination at Step Four, the Commissioner’s decision is REVERSED and this matter REMANDED for further proceedings. BACKGROUND I. PROCEDURAL…