(SS) Martinez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 ROSA L. MARTINEZ, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-00940-BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER REVERSING AGENCY’S DENIAL OF v. ) B ENEFITS AND ORDERING REMAND ) ANDREW M. SAUL,1 Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) 16 ) 17 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Rosa L. Martinez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DBI”) under Title II of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.2 Having considered the parties’ briefs, along with the entire record in this case, the Court finds that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred in evaluating Plaintiff’s credibility. Accordingly, the 26 Andrew M.…