(SS) Gutierrez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICIA MARIE GUTIERREZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-01295-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING CASE TO

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY2

v. (Doc. Nos. 12, 16) MICHELLE KING,

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,1 Defendant. 17 18 Patricia Marie Gutierrez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for 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, 16-17). For the reasons stated, the Court orders this matter remanded for further administrative proceedings.

1 The Court has substituted Michelle King, 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 parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge, in…