Gutierrez
Gutierrez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EUREKA DIVISION 7 8 DEBRA OLAYER GUTIERREZ, Case No. 18-cv-02348-RMI
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR
10 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT
11 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL Re: Dkt. Nos. 13, 18
SECURITY,
12 Defendant. 13 14 Plaintiff, Debra Olayer Gutierrez seeks judicial review of an administrative law judge 15 (“ALJ”) decision denying her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the 16 Social Security Act. Plaintiff’s request for review of the ALJ’s unfavorable decision was denied 17 by the Appeals Council, thus, the ALJ’s decision is the “final decision” of the Commissioner of 18 Social Security which this court may review. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g), 1383(c)(3). Both parties 19 have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge (dkts. 7 & 8), and both parties have moved 20 for summary judgment (dkts. 13 & 18). For the reasons stated below, the court will grant 21 Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, and will deny Defendant’s motion…