(SS) Quintanar v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. Introduction

17 Plaintiff Sophia Quintanar (“Plaintiff”) on behalf of her minor child, J.Q. (“Claimant”), 18 seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” 19 or “Defendant”) denying J.Q.’s application for supplemental security income pursuant to Title 20 XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs 21 which were submitted without oral argument to the Honorable Gary S. Austin, United States 22 Magistrate Judge. See Docs. 14, 21 and 22. Having reviewed the record as a whole the Court 23 finds that the hearing decision failed to analyze fully the extensive evidence concerning the 24 impact of Claimant’s impairments on his functioning in the six domains relevant to childhood 25 disability, and to evaluate the evidence in conformity with applicable law. Accordingly, the 26 Court remands the case for further proceedings in accordance with this decision.

1 The parties consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge. See Docs. 6 and 7. II. Procedural Background On January 30, 2009, Plaintiff filed an application on behalf of…