(SS) Quong v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NELSON QUONG, Case No. 2:21-cv-02134-JDP (SS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff challenges the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 11 & 12. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted, the Commissioner’s is denied, and this matter is remanded for further proceedings. Standard of Review An Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision denying an application for disability benefits will be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence in the record and if the correct legal standards have been applied. Stout v. Comm’r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 454 F.3d 1050, 1052 (9th Cir. 2006). “‘Substantial evidence’…