(SS)Ramirez

I. Introduction

12 Plaintiff Alexander Jesse Ramirez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of 13 the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for 14 disability insurance benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act. The matter is before 15 the Court on the parties’ briefs which were submitted without oral argument to the United States 16 Magistrate Judge. See Docs. 16, 18, 19. After reviewing the record the Court finds that substantial 17 evidence and applicable law do not support the ALJ’s decision.

II. Procedural Background2

19 On January 27, 2020 Plaintiff applied for benefits alleging disability as of September 2, 20 2019. The Commissioner denied the applications initially on April 10, 2020 and on reconsideration 21 on June 11, 2020. 22 Plaintiff requested a hearing which was held before an Administrative Law Judge (the 23 “ALJ”) on January 6, 2021. AR 40–63. On April 26, 2021 the ALJ issued a decision denying 24 Plaintiff’s application. AR 13–31. The Appeals Council denied review on February 11, 2022. AR 25 1–6. On April 15, 2022 Plaintiff filed a complaint in this Court. Doc. 1.…