Luz Ross v. Martin O'Malley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 12 Case No. 5:20-cv-01341-PD

LUZ R.,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

Plaintiff, ORDER 14 v. 15 , 16 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 17 Defendant.

I. SUMMARY OF RULING

21 Plaintiff challenges the denial of her application for Social Security disability benefits. The Court concludes that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) failed to properly consider the medical evidence of record and erred in assessing Plaintiff’s Residual Functional Capacity (‘RFC”). For the reasons 26 27 28 stated below, the Court finds that this matter should be remanded for further proceedings.1 II. PROCEEDINGS BELOW AND ISSUES PRESENTED 4 In April 2016, Plaintiff applied for disability benefits, alleging disability 5 since February 2009. [Administrative Record (“AR”) 17; Joint Stipulation 6 (“JS”) at 2.] Plaintiff requested that her alleged onset of disability be 7 amended to May 3, 2016, explaining that this was the date she became unable 8 to work at all. [AR 17.] The ALJ amended the alleged onset date of disability 9…