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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CONNOR L., Case No. 3:25-cv-06366-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: SOCIAL SECURITY

v. APPEAL

SSA COMMISSIONER, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 11, 12 Defendants.

12 Plaintiff seeks social security benefits for a combination of mental impairments including: anxiety, Asperger syndrome, autism, and depression. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 833.) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), Plaintiff filed this lawsuit for judicial review of the final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying his benefits claim. After careful consideration of the parties’ briefing, the Court concludes oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7- 1(b), and REVERSES the Commissioner’s decision and REMANDS for further proceedings, as explained below. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History Pursuant to the Social Security Act, on July 31, 2020, Plaintiff filed an application for supplemental security income…