Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LUPE T. D.V., Case No. 2:20-cv-00292-AFM Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER REVERSING AND

ANDREW M. SAUL, REMANDING DECISION OF THE Commissioner of Social Security, COMMISSIONER Defendant. 17 Plaintiff filed this action seeking review of the Commissioner’s final decision denying her application for disability insurance benefits. 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 January 20, 2016, Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits, alleging disability beginning October 28, 2015. Plaintiff’s application was denied. (Administrative Record [“AR”] 73-77.) A hearing took place on May 31, 2018 before 26 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the…