Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER R., Case No.: 24-cv-30-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER REVIEWING FINAL

v. DECISION OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

LELAND DUDEK, Acting Commissioner

SECURITY

of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff filed this action challenging the final decision of the Commissioner of 18 Social Security denying plaintiff’s claim for benefits. Doc. No. 1. This Court directed the 19 parties to explore informal resolution of the matter through the meet-and-confer process, 20 but the parties were unable to resolve the case on their own. Doc. Nos. 11, 12. Having 21 reviewed the parties’ briefing and the Administrative Record (“AR”), the Court vacates the 22 decision of the Commissioner in this matter and remands for further proceedings as stated 23 in this Order. 24 //// 25 //// 26 //// 27 //// 28 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for Disability Insurance Benefits on June 21, 2019. AR 276-282.1 The Social Security…