(SS) Macquarrie v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELISSA LEE MACQUARRIE, Case No. 1:21-cv-00072-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. REMANDING ACTION FOR FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS UNDER SENTENCE FOUR

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)

SECURITY,

(Doc. 15) Defendant. 16 17 Melissa Lee Macquarrie (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). The matter is currently before the Court on the certified administrative record (Doc. 11) and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Docs. 15, 21-22). Plaintiff asserts the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred by rejecting the limitations endorsed by state agency physician Dr. Megan Stafford, Psy. D., despite finding her opinion persuasive. (Doc. 15 at 5).…