(SS) Collins v. Commissisoner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL S. COLLINS, No. 2:18-cv-2024-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his applications for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 12 & 13. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted, the Commissioner’s motion is denied, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. I. Background Plaintiff filed applications for a period of disability, DIB, and SSI, alleging that he had been disabled since January 31, 2012. Administrative Record (“AR”) 195-228. Plaintiff’s applications were denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at…