Morales
Morales v. Barnhart
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Shirley A. Morales appeals the decision of the administrative law judge’s denial of social security disability benefits and the district court’s granting partial summary judgment to appellee. We have jurisdic *154 tion under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we reverse and remand.
The ALJ rejected Morales’ testimony on the degree of her impairment and limitations as not credible. The district court found that the ALJ’s reasons did not specifically cite to the record, but nonetheless found that the credibility finding was supported by other evidence in the ALJ’s findings. The district court upheld the ALJ’s finding on Morales’ lack of credibility
On this issue of credibility of a social security disability claimant, this court’s analysis in Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821 (9th Cir.1995) is on point. In Lester, 81 F.3d at 834 , we stated:
In the present case, the ALJ failed to provide the prerequisite clear and convincing findings as to why Morales’ testimony should be discredited. The ALJ also failed to specifically identify what testimony is not credible and what evidence undermines Morales’ complaints. When these flaws are considered along with the minimal activity level of…