Rolando Hernandez v. Martin O'Malley

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROLANDO H., on behalf of IZA S., Case No. 2:23-cv-00651-PD

12 Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION 13 v. AND ORDER VACATING

AGENCY DECISION

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MARTIN O’MALLEY, COMMISSIONER

15 OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 16 Defendant. 17

18 Plaintiff challenges the denial of her application for Social Security 19 Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income Benefits. 20 For the reasons stated below, the decision of the Administrative Law Judge is 21 vacated, and the Court remands this matter on an open record for further 22 proceedings.1 23 24 25 26 1 Plaintiff Iza S. passed away in July 2021, and her husband Rolando H. filed a Substitution of Party Upon the Death of the Claimant. [AR 21, 616-19.] Martin 27 O’Malley became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), Martin O’Malley is substituted for Kilolo Kijakazi 28 as the defendant in this action. 1 I. Pertinent Procedural History and Disputed Issues 2 On June 13, 2013, Plaintiff…