Berryhill

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 BARNETT ALSTON, JR., Case No. 18-cv-06202-KAW

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S 9 v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT; DENYING

10 NANCY A. BERRYHILL, DEFENDANT'S CROSS-MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

11 Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 18, 19 12 13 Plaintiff Barnett Alston, Jr. seeks judicial review, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), of the 14 Commissioner’s final decision, and the remand of this case for payment of benefits, or, in the 15 alternative, for further proceedings. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and Defendant’s 17 cross-motion for summary judgment. Having considered the papers filed by the parties, and for 18 the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, and 19 DENIES Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment. 20 I. BACKGROUND 21 Plaintiff applied for Title XVI benefits on March 9, 2015. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 22 …