Mario Becerra v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 MARIO B., Case No. 2:23-cv-00935-MAA Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER REVERSING DECISION v.

OF THE COMMISSIONER AND

14 KILOLO KIJAZAKI, Acting REMANDING FOR FURTHER Commissioner of Social Security, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS 16 Defendant. 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION On February 8, 2023, Plaintiff Mario B. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint seeking review of Defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) final decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (ECF No. 1.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the parties consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge. (ECF Nos. 6, 10.) On April 10, 2023, Defendant filed an 26 Plaintiff’s name is partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United 28 …