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9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 R.D.L., by and through his Guardian Ad Case No.: 2:19-08699 ADS Litem, 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 14 OF REMAND ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of 15 Social Security,

16 Defendant. 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 Plaintiff R.D.L. (“Plaintiff”), a minor proceeding through his guardian ad litem 20 and mother, challenges Defendant Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security’s 21 (hereinafter “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denial of his application for supplemental 22 security income (“SSI”). For the reasons stated below, the decision of the Commissioner 23 is REVERSED and REMANDED. 24 1 II. FACTS RELEVANT TO THE APPEAL 2 A review of the entire record reflects certain uncontested facts relevant to this 3 appeal. Prior to the filing of Plaintiff’s application for social security benefits, Plaintiff 4 was referred at three years, four months of age, for psychological evaluation and 5 assessment of developmental disabilities, including mental…