(SS) Prasad v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ASHA L. PRASAD, No. 2:19-cv-00746 CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“Act”). The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction to conduct all proceedings in the case, including the entry of final judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the court will grant plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment except as to remedy, and also grant defendant’s motion for remand. BACKGROUND On May 13, 2013, plaintiff, born in 1967, filed a Title II application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits, alleging disability beginning February 1, 2013. Administrative Transcript (“AT”) 38, 56, 168, 183. Plaintiff alleged she was unable to work due to lower…