(SS) Valentin v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PEDRO VALENTIN, No. 2:18-cv-02394 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 14 Defendant.

16 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-34. For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment will be GRANTED, and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment will be DENIED. The matter will be reversed and remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for DIB on August 27, 2014. Administrative Record (“AR”) 18. The disability onset date was alleged to be October 30, 2011. Id. The application was disapproved 26 DIB is paid to disabled persons who have contributed to the Disability Insurance Program, and who…