Anthony J. Lewis v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY J. LEWIS, No. 2:24-cv-01608 SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401-34. Because the ALJ erred in discounting plaintiff’s subjective pain testimony, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 12) will be granted and the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 14) will be denied. BACKGROUND I. Procedural Background Plaintiff applied for DIB benefits on June 7, 2022, alleging disability beginning May 24, 2022. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 17.) The claim was denied initially on November 14, 27 The AR is electrically filed at ECF No. 6-1. AR page references are to the number in the lower righthand…