(SS) Morales v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA MORALES, Case No. 1:20-cv-00572-BAK Plaintiff, OPINION AND ORDER TO REMAND CASE

TO COMMISSIONER2

v. (Doc. No. 21, 22) KILOLO KIJAKAZI,

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,1 Defendant. 17 18 Maria Morales (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for supplemental security income under the Social Security Act. (Doc. No. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Doc. Nos. 21-23). For the reasons stated , the Court orders this matter REMANDED for further administrative proceedings. 25 1 Kilolo Kijakazi became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on July 9, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Kilolo Kijakazi is substituted for Andrew M. Saul as the defendant in this suit. 2 Both parties have consented to the…