(SS) Hernandez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE G. HERNANDEZ, JR., ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-0321 - JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER REMANDING THE ACTION ) PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 v. ) U.S.C. § 405(G) ) ANDREW M. SAUL1, ) ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT Commissioner of Social Security, ) IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF JOSE G. ) HERNANDEZ, JR. AND AGAINST Defendant. ) DEFENDANT ANDREW M. SAUL, ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY )

Jose G. Hernandez, Jr., asserts he is entitled to supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Plaintiff argues the administrative law judge erred in evaluating the medical record and seeks judicial review of the decision to deny his application for benefits. Because the ALJ failed to apply the proper legal standards, as discussed below, the administrative decision is REMANDED for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). …