(SS) Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HEATHER E. JOHNSON, No. 2:18-cv-226-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 her application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 17 & 18. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion is granted, the Commissioner’s motion is denied, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. I. Background Plaintiff filed an application for SSI, alleging that he had been disabled since January 1, 1997. Administrative Record (“AR”), ECF No. 12, at 188-93. Plaintiff’s application was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at 105-10, 112-18. A hearing was subsequently held before Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Curtis Renoe. Id. at 32-72. …