(SS) Martinez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISRAEL MODESTO MARTINEZ, No. 2:22-cv-02044 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARTIN O’MALLEY, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.
17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a 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 (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-34. For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment will be GRANTED, and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment will be DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for DIB on May 18, 2020, alleging disability due to brain aneurysm and vision impairment. Administrative Record (“AR”) 89, 204. The disability onset date was
DIB is paid to disabled persons who have contributed to the Disability Insurance Program, and who suffer from a mental or physical disability. 42 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1); Bowen v.…