Pat Darwin Caudill v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAT DARWIN CAUDILL, Case No. 1:22-cv-01154-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. AND REMANDING ACTION PURSUANT

TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, §405(g)

Defendant. (Doc. 16)

16 Plaintiff Pat Darwin Caudill (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act (“SSA” or “Act”). (Doc. 1). The matter is before the Court on the Administrative Record (Doc. 15, hereinafter “AR”) and the parties’ briefs (Docs. 16, 17, 19), which were submitted without oral argument. Upon review of the record, the Court finds and rules as follows.1 I. BACKGROUND A. Administrative Proceedings and ALJ’s Decision On April 18, 2019, Plaintiff filed an application for a period of disability and…