Colvin

Williams v. Colvin

Good Law
24 F. Supp. 3d 901·2014 WL 957025·2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29820
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 6, 2014Case No.: 12-cv-6179-YGRCalifornia9,583 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Rogers, J.

Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Denying Defendant’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment

On May 13, 2013, Plaintiff Craig Dewey Williams filed this action seeking judicial review of Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Benjamin F¡ Parks’ decision that he is not disabled under sections 216(i), 223(d), or 1614(a)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act. Pending before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 18, 22, 23.) Plaintiff argues that the ALJ committed four errors: (i) the ALJ failed to consider Plaintiffs panic disorder in his Step Two evaluation and instead found that Plaintiff had a severe impairment Plaintiff did not claim as a basis of disability; (ii) the ALJ determined that Plaintiffs impairments did not meet any listed impairments without specifically identifying the factors for certain listed impairments and analyzing whether Plaintiff demonstrated those factors; (iii) the ALJ’s determination of Plaintiffs Residual Functional Capacity was not supported by substantial evidence because the ALJ did not properly consider *905 medical opinion evidence and improperly discredited Plaintiffs allegations of disabling symptoms;…

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