(SS) Lara v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JESSICA MARIE LARA, No. 2:19-cv-1527-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under XVI of the Social Security Act. The parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment are pending. ECF Nos. 12 & 15. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted and the Commissioner’s cross-motion is denied. The matter is remanded for additional administrative proceedings. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed an application for SSI on December 8, 2016, alleging that she had been disabled since October 22, 2016. Administrative Record (“AR”) 163. Plaintiff’s application was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at 89-93, 102-106. On August 27, 2018, a hearing was…