Walters
Walters v. Colvin
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Chen, J.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; AND DENYING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
In January 2011, Plaintiff John F. Walters filed applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. See AR 123-38. The applications were denied initially in May 2011, see AR 30-41, and then upon reconsideration in December 2011. See AR 46-47, 58-62. Mr. Walters then requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (“ALJ”). See AR 66. A hearing was held before ALJ Major Williams, Jr., in April 2013. See AR 467. Subsequently, on July 8, 2013, ALJ Williams issued his decision, concluding that Mr. Walters was not disabled from April 1, 2009 (the alleged onset date) through the date of his decision. See AR 13-29. In August 2013, Mr. Walters asked that the Appeals Council for the Social Security Administration review the ALJ’s decision, see AR 9A, but that request was denied in March 2015. See AR 6-8. Mr. Walters then initiated the instant action, challenging the ALJ’s decision.
Mr. Walters has exhausted his administrative remedies with respect to his claim of disability. This…