(SS) Cortez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EMILIO G. CORTEZ, No. 2:19-cv-01801 CKD (SS) 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 and disability insurance benefits under Title II and Title XVI 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 and deny the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, born in 1958, applied on October 20, 2016 for Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), alleging disability beginning May 30, 2015. Administrative Transcript (“AT”) 59, 211-219. Plaintiff alleged he was unable to…