(SS) Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WHITNEY A. JONES, No. 2:23-cv-00339-TLN-EFB 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security 18 denying her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. 19 ECF No. 1. The parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment are pending. ECF Nos. 12 & 18. 20 For the reasons provided below, the undersigned will recommend that plaintiff’s motion for 21 summary judgment be granted and the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment be denied. 22 I. Background 23 On September 24, 2020, plaintiff filed an application for disability insurance benefits 24 (DIB) under Title II of the Social Security Act (Act), alleging disability beginning April 24, 25 2018.1 Administrative Record (AR) 13. Plaintiff alleged she was disabled due to cervical and 26 1 Disability Insurance Benefits are paid to…