(SS) Hobbs v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SARAH L. HOBBS, No. 2:20-cv-02323 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying his 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, defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment is DENIED, and the matter will be remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On April 16, 2002, plaintiff was found disabled based on bipolar disorder beginning September 15, 2001, and eligible for Title II, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

DIB is paid to disabled persons who have contributed to the Disability Insurance Program, and who suffer from a…