Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES J., Case No.: 3:23-cv-00481-JLS-AHG Plaintiff, REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION REGARDING

v.

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

MICHELLE KING, Acting Commissioner REMAND, PLAINTIFF’S MOTION of Social Security, TO BIFURCATE, AND PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

16 Defendant. [ECF Nos. 61, 63, 87] 17 18 19 Before the Court are three motions: (1) Defendant Carolyn Colvin’s (“Defendant” or “Commissioner”) Motion to Remand (ECF No. 61), (2) Plaintiff James J.’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Bifurcate (ECF No. 63), and (3) Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 87).

26 1 Michelle King became the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on January 20, 2025. Although Plaintiff originally brought this action against Former Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi, this case may properly proceed against Michelle King 28 The undersigned took the motions under submission for a Report and Recommendation without oral…