(SS) Schrepel v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARCIE LEE SCHREPEL, No. 2:20-cv-01996 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-34. For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment is DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for DIB on July 24, 2018. Administrative Record (“AR”) 202-05 (ECF No. 12-6). The disability onset date was July 13, 2018. Id. at 206. The application was denied 26 DIB is paid to disabled persons who have contributed to the Disability Insurance Program, and who suffer from a mental or physical disability. 42 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1); Bowen v. City of New…