(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLOS GARCIA, Case No. 1:20-cv-00924-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. REVERSING THE COMMISSIONER OF

SOCIAL SECURITY’S DECISION

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. 16) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Carlos Garcia (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). The matter currently is before the Court on the certified administrative record (Doc. 13) and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Docs. 16, 19, 25). Plaintiff asserts

1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/history/commissioners.html. He therefore is 25 substituted as the defendant in this…