Denise O. Zabala v. Nancy A. Berryhill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WESTERN DIVISION
DENISE Z., Case No. CV 18-02032-DFM
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff, AND ORDER
v.
ANDREW M. SAUL,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
Plaintiff Denise Z. (“Plaintiff”) appeals from the final decision of the Social Security Commissioner denying her applications for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”).1 For the reasons set forth below, the Commissioner’s decision is reversed and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. I.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff filed applications for DIB and SSI on September 2, 2014, alleging disability beginning November 11, 2011. See Dkt. 16, Administrative
1 The Court partially redacts Plaintiff’s name in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Record (“AR”) 170-82. Plaintiff’s initial application was denied on February 5, 2015. See AR 106-10. Plaintiff requested a hearing before an ALJ on March 5, 2015. See AR 116-17. Plaintiff…