Richard P. Alvarez v. Andrew M. Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 R.P.A., Case No. 2:19-cv-06543-SHK 12 Plaintiff, 13 v.

OPINION AND ORDER

14 ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. 17 Plaintiff R.P.A.1 (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner,” “Agency,” or “Defendant”) denying his application for supplemental security income (“SSI”), under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). This Court has jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 1383(c)(3), and, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge. For the reasons stated below, the Commissioner’s decision is REVERSED and this action is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this Order. 27 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed an application for SSI on May 31, 2016, alleging disability beginning on November 1, 2014. Transcript (“Tr.”) 151-57.2 …