Norma A. Vallejo v. Andrew Saul

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ORDER REVERSING AND

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REMANDING DECISION OF THE

14 ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER 15 Commissioner of Social Security, 16 Defendant. 17 18 Plaintiff filed this action seeking review of the Commissioner’s final decision 19 denying her application for disability insurance benefits. In accordance with the 20 Court’s case management order, the parties have filed briefs addressing the merits of 21 the disputed issues. The matter is now ready for decision. 22 BACKGROUND 23 On March 8, 2017, Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits, alleging 24 disability since July 22, 2014. Plaintiff’s application was denied initially and on 25 reconsideration. (Administrative Record [“AR”] 410-414, 417-421.) A hearing took 26 27 1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on …