Gutierrez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIO ANGEL GUTIERREZ, Case No. 18-cv-07666-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 26, 27 Defendant.

Plaintiff Mario Angel Gutierrez moves for summary judgment to reverse the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (the “Commissioner’s”) final administrative decision, which found Gutierrez not disabled and therefore denied his application for benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. [Docket No. 26.] The Commissioner cross-moves to affirm. [Docket No. 27.] For the reasons stated below, the court grants Gutierrez’s motion, denies the Commissioner’s motion, and remands this matter for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. I. BACKGROUND Gutierrez filed an application for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) benefits on November 23, 2015, and filed an application for…