Bryant Johnson v. Kilolo Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA BRYANT J., ) Case No. CV 19-07063-PJW ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER v. ) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, )

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff appeals a decision by Defendant Social Security Administration (“the Agency”), denying his application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”). He contends that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred when he (1) determined that Plaintiff could perform the occupations identified by the vocational expert at step five; (2) failed to properly evaluate his subjective symptom testimony; and (3) failed to properly consider the lay witness evidence. For the reasons explained below, the ALJ’s decision is reversed and the case is remanded to the Agency for further proceedings…