(SS) Palmer v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTHONY PALMER, Case No. 1:24-cv-00485-BAM 12 Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

13 v. (Docs. 12, 13) 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 Plaintiff Anthony Palmer (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 19 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his applications for disability 20 insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act and for supplemental security income 21 under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the 22 parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. 23 McAuliffe.1 24 Having considered the briefing and record in this matter, the Court finds that the decision 25 of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) is not supported by substantial evidence as a whole and 26 is not based upon proper legal standards. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s appeal from the…