(SS) Williams v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRY WAYNE WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01000-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY APPEAL

v. (ECF Nos. 14, 16) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Terry Wayne Williams (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying their 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 in failing to properly assess Plaintiff’s subjective pain complaints. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Social Security appeal shall be granted. / / / / / / II. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History On March 15, 2019, Plaintiff…