(SS) Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JOHN MICHAEL SMITH, Case No. 1:21-cv-00481-CDB (SS)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
v. AND REMANDING ACTION FOR
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)
SECURITY,
(Doc. 15) Defendant. 13 Plaintiff John Michael Smith (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for supplemental security income (“SSI”). (Docs. 1, 15). Defendant filed an opposition to Plaintiff’s brief. (Doc. 21). The matter is currently before the Court on the Administrative Record (Doc. 10) and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument.1 I. BACKGROUND On March 23, 2018, Plaintiff filed an application for SSI, alleging disability beginning January 1, 2021. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 19, 68-69). The…