(SS) Lee v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CAROLINE LEE, Case No. 2:20-cv-00662-JDP (SS) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

13 v. DENYING COMMISSIONER’S CROSS-

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

14 ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, ECF Nos. 17 & 18 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security 18 (“Commissioner”) denying her application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under 19 Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. 20 ECF Nos. 17 & 18. The court grants plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, denies the 21 Commissioner’s motion, and remands this matter for further administrative proceedings. 22 Standard of Review 23 An Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision denying an application for disability 24 benefits will be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence in the record and if the…