Janice Deloris Hawkins v. Nancy A. Berryhill

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 JANICE D. H.,1 Case No. CV 18-08010-RAO 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND 14 ORDER

ANDREW M. SAUL,

15 Defendant. 16 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 Plaintiff Janice D. H. (“Plaintiff”) challenges the Commissioner’s denial of her 20 application for a period of disability, disability insurance benefits (“DIB”), and 21 supplemental security income (“SSI”). For the reasons stated below, the decision of 22 the Commissioner is REVERSED, and the matter is REMANDED. 23 II. PROCEEDINGS BELOW 24 On January 21, 2015, Plaintiff filed a Title II application for DIB alleging 25 disability beginning on December 5, 2014. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 307-08.) 26 27 1 Partially redacted in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case 28 Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1 One day later, Plaintiff filed an application for SSI alleging disability beginning on 2 December 5,…