Gilberto F. E. v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GILBERTO F. E., Case No. 2:19-cv-05368-AFM Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER REVERSING DECISION

ANDREW SAUL, OF THE COMMISSIONER AND Commissioner of Social Security, REMANDING FOR THE

AWARDING OF BENEFITS

Defendant. 17 Plaintiff filed this action seeking review of the Commissioner’s final decision denying hisapplication for social security disability insurancebenefits. In accordance with the Court’s case management order, the parties have filed briefs addressing the merits of the disputed issues. The matter is now ready for decision. BACKGROUND On February 18, 2016, Plaintiff protectively applied for disability insurance benefits, alleging disability beginning February 12, 2014. Plaintiff’s application was denied. (Administrative Record [“AR”] 80.) A hearing took place on April 30, 2018, 26 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal…