Guzman

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 RUBEN C. GUZMAN, Case No. 18-cv-06694-SVK

5 Plaintiff,

ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

6 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

7 NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 21, 22 8 Defendant.

9 Plaintiff appeals from the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying 10 his application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) disability benefits. For the reasons 11 discussed below, the Court remands the case for further proceedings. 12 I. BACKGROUND 13 Plaintiff filed an application for SSI disability benefits in 2014, alleging disability 14 beginning November 12, 2014. See Dkt. 16 (Administrative Record (“AR”)) 67, 218. An 15 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) held a hearing and issued an unfavorable decision on 16 September 7, 2017. AR 25-47. The ALJ found that Plaintiff had the following severe impairments: degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, 17 diverticulitis, hepatitis C, obesity, and major depressive disorder. …