(SS) Macias v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Lorena Macias (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 19 Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application 20 for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). 21 Doc. 1. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, 22 without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge. For 23 the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the Court grant Plaintiff’s motion for 24 summary judgment, deny Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and remand this action to

1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/history/commissioners.html. He is therefore substituted as the defendant in this action. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the person holding the Office of the Commissioner shall, in [their] official capacity, be the proper defendant.”). 2 The matter was referred to a United States…