(SS) Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH JOHNSON, No. 2:19-cv-2215 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 Administrative Law Judge erred at step three of the sequential evaluation and the Administrative Law Judge’s question to the Vocational Expert was incomplete. For the reasons explained below, plaintiff’s motion is granted in part, the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) is reversed, and this matter is remanded for further proceedings. //// 27 1 Both parties have previously consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction over this action 28 PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In May of 2016, plaintiff filed an application for Disability Insurance…