(SS) Singh v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MALKIYAT SINGH, No. 2:19-cv-2054 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 This social security action was submitted to the court without oral argument for ruling on plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment.1 Plaintiff’s motion argues that the Appeals Councils’ rejection of new evidence, the Administrative Law Judge’s step two finding, the Residual Functional Capacity determination, and the Administrative Law Judge’s treatment of the lay testimony constituted error. For the reasons explained below, plaintiff’s motion is granted, the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) is reversed, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. //// 27 1 Both parties have previously consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (See ECF No. 21.) …