Nekita Dawn Hall v. Martin J. O'Malley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No. 2:24-cv-05792-PD

NEKITA D. H.,

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION

v.

AND ORDER REVERSING

LELAND DUDEK,2 ACTING AGENCY DECISION AND COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, REMANDING Defendant.

18 Plaintiff challenges the denial of her applications for Social Security 19 Disability Insurance Benefits (“SSDI”) and Supplemental Security Income 20 (“SSI”). For the reasons stated below, the decision of the Administrative Law 21 Judge is reversed, and the Court remands this matter on an open record for 22 further proceedings. 23 24 1 Plaintiff’s name is partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 25 Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the United States Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management.

2 Leland Dudek became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on February 18, 2025, and is substituted as Defendant in this suit. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 28 I. Pertinent Procedural…