(SS) Coats v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JIMMY E. COATS, No. 2:18-cv-2298-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security 14 Defendant. 15 16 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 15 & 22. 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 alleges in his application that he had been disabled since July 27, 2011. Administrative Record (“AR”) at 167-75. His application was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at 110-13, 116-20. A hearing was subsequently held before administrative law judge (“ALJ”) Mary M. French. …