Laurin Davis v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAURIN DAVIS, No. 2:24-cv-1790-DC-SCR Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant.

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 (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-34. For the reasons that follow, the undersigned recommends GRANTING Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and DENYING Defendant’s cross-motion. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for DIB on July 10, 2019, alleging disability beginning April 27, 2017. Administrative Record (“AR”) 32. The application was disapproved initially on September 6, 26 DIB is paid to disabled persons who have contributed to the Disability Insurance Program, and who suffer from a mental or physical disability. 42 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1); Bowen v.…