(SS) Abitia 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 MONICA ABITIA, No. 1:21-cv-00334-DAD-GSA 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND

DECLINING TO ADOPT IN PART

14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

SECURITY, GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPEAL, AND

15 REMANDING THIS CASE TO DEFENDANT Defendant. COMMISSIONER 16 (Doc. Nos. 20, 24) 17

18 19 Plaintiff Monica Abitia, proceeding with counsel, brought this action seeking judicial 20 review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision denying plaintiff’s application for 21 benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. No. 1.) The matter was referred to a United States 22 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 23 On July 31, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations 24 recommending that plaintiff’s appeal of the defendant Commissioner’s decision (Doc. No. 20) be 25 denied, defendant’s decision denying…