(SS) Munoz v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN DEAN IVAN MUNOZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-00385-BAM Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT,

DENYING DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO

14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of AFFIRM, AND REMANDING FOR Social Security, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) Defendant. (Docs. 13, 17) 17

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Jonathan Dean Ivan Munoz (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.2

1 Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of…