Bryant Herbert Holmes v. Nancy A. Berryhill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRYANT H. H., Case No. 2:18-cv-10571-AFM Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

ORDER REVERSING AND

ANDREW M. SAUL, REMANDING DECISION OF THE Commissioner of Social Security, COMMISSIONER 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff seeks review of the Commissioner’s final decision denying his application for supplemental security income benefits. In accordance with the Court’s case management order, the parties have filed memorandum briefs addressing the merits of the disputed issues. This matter is now ready for decision. BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for supplemental security income in January 2015, alleging he was unable to work due to bipolar disorder, manic depression, epilepsy, and hepatitis C. Plaintiff’s application was denied initially and on reconsideration. (Administrative Record [“AR”] 58-71, 74-89.) A hearing was held before an 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially…