(SS) Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 LORI ANN SMITH, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-0312 JLT BAM ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER DECLINING TO ADOPT THE ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, 13 v. ) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPEAL, DENYING ) THE COMMISSIONER’S REQUEST TO 14 MARTIN O’MALLEY1 ) AFFIRM, AND REMANDING THE ACTION Commissioner of Social Security, ) FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT 15 ) TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) Defendant. ) 16 ) ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT ) IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF LORI ANN SMITH 17 ) AND AGAINST DEFENDANT MARTIN ) O’MALLEY, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 18 ) SECURITY ) 19 ) (Docs. 23, 24 and 26) ) 20

21 Lori Ann Smith seeks judicial review of a final decision denying her application for a period of 22 disability and disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (Doc.…