(SS) DeStefano v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY J. DeSTEFANO, No. 2:22-cv-1338 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 This social security action was submitted to the court without oral argument for ruling on plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment.1 Plaintiff’s motion argues that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred in several respects, including in determining plaintiff’s residual functional capacity, in rejecting plaintiff’s testimony, and in evaluating the medical opinion evidence. For the reasons explained below, plaintiff’s motion is granted, the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) is reversed, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. //// 27 1 Both parties have previously consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (See ECF No. 8.) …