(SS) (CONSENT) Francis v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOHN DAVID FRANCIS, JR., No. 2:18-cv-02589 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 14 Defendant.

16 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-34. For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment will be GRANTED, and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment will be DENIED. The matter will be reversed and remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for DIB in October of 2014. Administrative Record (“AR”) 168-69.2 The disability onset date was alleged to be November 26, 2013. AR 187. The application was 26 DIB is paid to disabled persons who have contributed to the Disability Insurance Program, and who…