Stites
Christopher Blake Stites v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER BLAKE STITES, Case No.: 3:25-cv-00009-CAB-SBC
Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING FOR
v. EVALUATION OF PARAGRAPH C
CRITERIA
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 [Doc. No. 10] Defendant. 16 On January 2, 2025, Plaintiff Chrisopher Blake Stites (“Plaintiff” or “Stites”) filed a complaint challenging Defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner” or “Agency”) denial of his application for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits. [Doc. No. 1 (“Compl.”) at 1.] Briefing on the merits is complete. [Doc. Nos. 10 (“Opening”), 13 (“Opposition”), and 14 (“Reply”).] Having considered the parties’ arguments, applicable law, and the record before it, and for the reasons discussed below, the Commissioner’s decision is REMANDED with instruction to evaluate whether Plaintiff’s mental impairments establish the paragraph C criteria. /// /// /// /// I. BACKGROUND …