(SS) Chernick v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 8 DEBORAH CHERNICK, Case No. 1:19-cv-00160-JDP 9 Plaintiff, ORDER ON SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL 10 v. ORDER THAT THE CLERK’S OFFICE

ENTER JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF

C SEO CM UM RI IS TS YI ,O NER OF SOCIAL CLAIMANT AND CLOSE THIS CASE

Defendant.

14 15 Claimant has requested judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) denial of her application for disability insurance benefits. On May 7, 2020, we heard argument from the parties. Because we agree with claimant that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) did not offer specific and legitimate reasons for rejecting the opinion of Dr. Finstad, we remand this case for further considerion and order that the clerk of court enter judgment in favor of the claimant. DISCUSSION Claimant alleged disability in July 2014 based on a variety of medical issues, including degenerative disc disease and carpal tunnel syndrome. In February 2018, following a hearing, the ALJ found that claimant retained the residual functional…