(SS) Grace Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security

INTRODUCTION

17 Grace Garcia (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner 18 of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability 19 benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the 20 parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. 21 Boone.1 22 For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Social Security appeal shall be granted in part.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

25 Plaintiff protectively filed an application for a period of disability and disability insurance 26 benefits on June 3, 2016. (AR 118.) Plaintiff’s application was initially denied on July 29, 2016, 27 1 The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge and this action has been 28 assigned to the undersigned for all purposes. (See ECF Nos. 7, 8, 22.)

1 1 and denied upon reconsideration on February 27, 2017. (AR 133-136, 138-142.) Plaintiff

2 requested and received a hearing before Administrative Law Judge Ruxana Meyer (“the ALJ”).

3 Plaintiff appeared for a hearing on November 6, 2018. (AR 36-71.) On…