(SS) Mackbee v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAMON MACKBEE, Case No. 2:20-cv-02471-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. DENYING THE COMMISSIONER’S CROSS-

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security ECF Nos. 15 & 16 15 Defendant. 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. 15 & 16. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted, the Commissioner’s is denied, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. Standard of Review An ALJ’s decision denying an application for disability benefits will be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence in the record and the correct legal standards were…