(SS) Perales v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTURO PERALES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00055-DAD-JDP (SS) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE GRANTED

AND THE COMMISSIONER’S CROSS-

KILOLO KIJAKZI, Commissioner of MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE Social Security DENIED 15 Defendant. ECF Nos. 21 & 23 16 Plaintiff challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 21 & 23. For the reasons discussed below, I recommend that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be granted, the Commissioner’s be denied, and the matter be remanded for further proceedings. Standard of Review An Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision denying an application for disability benefits will be…