(SS) Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAWN PAUL SMITH, No. 1:18-cv-01614-GSA Plaintiff, v. ORDER FOR REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 I. Introduction Plaintiff Shawn Paul Smith (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for supplemental security income pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs which were submitted without oral argument to the Honorable Gary S. Austin, United States Magistrate Judge. See Docs. 22, 23 and 26. Having reviewed the record as a whole, the Court finds that the ALJ’s decision was not based on substantial evidence. Accordingly, the case is remanded for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion. ///

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