Margarita Gonzalez White v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARGARITA GONZALEZ WHITE, No. 2:24-cv-03095-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for Disability Income Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“Act”). The parties have consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. For the reasons discussed below, the court will grant plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, remand for further proceedings, and deny the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, born in 1975, applied on February 22, 2022 for DIB, alleging disability beginning December 9, 2017. Administrative Transcript (“AT”) 111, 127. Plaintiff alleged she was unable to work due to anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, asthma, high blood pressure, pain in knees, high cholesterol, pain in lower back and feet, and short…