(SS) Pugh v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TONIE M. PUGH, No. 2:18-cv-1607-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. AND REMANDING FOR

FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 11, 13.) 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Tonie M. Pugh seeks judicial review of a final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying her claim for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Plaintiff filed for summary judgment, arguing among other things that the Administrative Law Judge failed to resolve an apparent conflict between the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and the testimony of a Vocational Expert. The Commissioner also filed for summary judgment, contending among other things that no such conflict exists for the ALJ to reconcile, or if one does exist, remand is the appropriate remedy. After carefully considering the record and the parties’ briefing, the court…