(SS) Childress v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY LEE CHILDRESS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01803-BAM Plaintiff,

ORDER REVERSING AGENCY’S DENIAL

v. OF BENEFITS AND ORDERED REMAND 14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner (Docs. 18, 21) 15 of Social Security,1 Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Larry Lee Childress (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.2 24

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 Saul as the defendant in this suit. The parties consented to have a United States…