Christopher Garcia v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER G., Case No. 2:19-cv-06150-AFM Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND v. ORDER REVERSING AND

REMANDING DECISION OF

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, COMMISSIONER 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff filed this action seeking review of the Commissioner’s final decision 18 denying his application for supplemental security income. In accordance with the 19 Court’s case management order, the parties have filed briefs addressing the merits of 20 the disputed issues. The matter is now ready for decision.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

22 On August 1, 2011, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for Supplemental 23 Security Income benefits, alleging disability beginning November 2007 due to a 24 problem in his left shoulder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive 25 26 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court…