(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
TRACILYN MARIE GARCIA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00068-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
SECURITY APPEAL
v. (ECF Nos. 20, 22) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Tracilyn Marie Garcia (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. Plaintiff submits that the ALJ erred because the mental residual functional capacity determination is not supported by substantial evidence, and because the ALJ failed to provide clear and convincing reasons for rejecting Plaintiff’s symptom testimony. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Social Security appeal shall be granted. / / / …