Fisher

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

W.F., Case No. 25-cv-03681-NC Plaintiff,

ORDER REVERSING

v. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE

DECISION AND REMANDING FOR

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

SECURITY,

Re: ECF 9, 13, 14 Defendant. 15 Claimant W.F. appeals from an Administrative Law Judge’s denial of disability benefits for the period beginning May 1, 2019. W.F. argues the ALJ erred in concluding his mental impairments did not meet a listing at step three of the sequential process and that the ALJ improperly weighed the medical opinions and medical evidence associated with W.F.’s mental impairments. W.F. also argues the ALJ erred in evaluating both his mental and physical impairments by discounting his testimony, determining his residual functional capacity (RFC), and disregarding vocational expert testimony. The Court agrees that the ALJ erred in weighing the medical opinions and evaluating the medical evidence for his mental…